Razor clam digging switches Saturday to morning tides

LONG BEACH, Wash. — Razor clam digging switches to morning tides beginning Saturday along the Washington coast.

Digging resumed on Monday. Low tide Thursday is -0.5 feet at 6:42 p.m. followed by -0.4 feet at 7:26 p.m. Friday.

Then comes the switch to morning tides on Saturday along with four more days of digging.

Low tides are -0.5 feet at 7:55 a.m. Saturday; -0.7 feet at 8:42 a.m. Sunday, -0.6 feet at 9:31 a.m. Monday and -0.3 feet at 10:21 a.m. Tuesday.

Additional digs will be announced soon. Beginning in April, diggers will need a 2015-16 license.

Diggers are required to keep the first 15 clams taken. Each digger’s limit must be in a separate container.

A three-day razor clam license costs $8.60 while an annual license is $13.