Northwest Fishing Magazine July 2025 Volume 4 Issue 10 - Flipbook - Page 33
trailer, and are then backed
down by a tractor into the
surf. The captain then drives
the boat off the trailer, and
away you go!
We were clamming with
Cook Inlet Clamming,
owner and Captain, Sarah
Brooks, and her daughter
Savannah. Savannah was
in the process of obtaining
her captain’s license. At
19 years of age, she had
been working with her
mom from an early age,
deckhanding and boats,
fishing, and clamming
were in her DNA. Crossing
the inlet, we arrived at the
secluded beach where we
would be digging clams.
There were already a couple
of boats that were high
and dry on the beach, and
around a dozen people
were digging away. We
had anchored in 1 foot of
water and waited for 15
minutes for the tide to
recede, then it was off with
our clam guns and buckets.
This section of Cook Inlet
had a generous limit of
two 5-gallon buckets,
substantially more than
Washington’s 15-clam limit.
Clam shows were
everywhere, and I started
using the clam gun, easy to
learn, but tiring to use. After
pulling up half a bucket of
clams, my back and legs
were getting sore.
About then, the tide began
to turn, and we were called
back to the boat – saved by
the tide!
With that, our Alaska
Experience trip had come
to an end. Four days of
fishing and clamming,
getting to truly experience
all that Alaska has to offer.
Each member of our group
came home with over forty
pounds of vacuum-sealed
Alaska bounty.
If you want to experience
all Alaska has to offer, and
then some, check out
Alaska Kenai Adventures
and get your taste of
Alaska, The Last Frontier.
