🌊 Spring Tide Pooling | Shine Tidelands Clam Digging Diary 🦪✨

The weather was perfect, so I grabbed my shovel and bucket and headed straight to Bywater Bay at Shine Tidelands State Park to enjoy the fun of spring tide pooling! 🌞🌊 💡 Tide Pooling Tips: ⏰ Best Time: During low tide (check the tide times in advance). ⛴ Transportation Note: If you need to take the Edmonds-Kingston ferry, remember to allow at least 1 hour, especially on weekends when traffic is heavier. Arrive early to avoid delays! 🛠 Equipment: Clam rake/shovel, oyster knife, bucket, gloves (to prevent cuts). 📜 Permit: You need a shellfish harvesting permit in Washington State. 🔍 Harvest Showcase: This trip was super fruitful, mainly with Manila Clams and Native Littleneck Clams. The meat was so fresh and delicious! After cleaning them at home, I made white wine clams and garlic butter clam pasta—both were amazing! 🍽️🦪 📢 Tide Pooling Tips: ✔️ Arrive 1-2 hours before low tide to find more clams. ✔️ Look for small holes that spray water—they indicate clams hiding underneath! ✔️ Put the clams back into the mud to let them purge sand, making them cleaner to take home. ✔️ Follow harvesting rules: a maximum of 40 clams per person per day, and no taking clams smaller than the regulated size. 🌊 Do you love tide pooling too? Share your tide pooling stories in the comments, or check out the beautiful photos I took and feel the gifts of nature together! 📸✨ #TidePoolingDiary #WashingtonLife #PNWAdventure #ClamHarvest #Beach #TidePoolingWithMe #Seattle #SeattleLife #SeattleWeekend