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cany said:
How long untill the clams/oysters start making new ones?
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Oh, crap probably 2-3 years BUT the issue is where the little ones settle? The eggs are fertilized while floating in the water and then the larvae are free swimming. With the strong currents around here, as the larvae develop into the sedentary stages and settle, it could happen anywhere. I hope they want to stay close to my place, but in reality, that's probably not going to happen, considering this estuary is 5 miles long and so far I've only found any clams in a specific 150 yds of it up river from my place.

I'll just be happy if the clams I "plant" live where I put them. Then whenever I have a clam craving I can grab the rake and dig up a dozen or so in no time and not have to schlep the 1/2 in the soft mud to get to the guaranteed clam grounds...
 
Roccus7 said:
Oh, crap probably 2-3 years BUT the issue is where the little ones settle? The eggs are fertilized while floating in the water and then the larvae are free swimming. With the strong currents around here, as the larvae develop into the sedentary stages and settle, it could happen anywhere. I hope they want to stay close to my place, but in reality, that's probably not going to happen, considering this estuary is 5 miles long and so far I've only found any clams in a specific 150 yds of it up river from my place.

I'll just be happy if the clams I "plant" live where I put them. Then whenever I have a clam craving I can grab the rake and dig up a dozen or so in no time and not have to schlep the 1/2 in the soft mud to get to the guaranteed clam grounds...
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Jeesh plan on buying them
 
cany said:
Jeesh plan on buying them
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I hate to pay for bivalves. I never paid for them until I moved to IL and that bothered the crap out of me. When I lived in Ireland I was able to live free again with cockles and mussel, alive, alive OH!

On moving to Maine I thought I'd be golden, but I couldn't find any oyster bars or hard shell flats; I could find steamers and skimmers, but rather have my steamers deep fried so that's a dine-out event, and IMO skimmers only good for bait. I have a friend in Portsmouth who still hasn't found any there and is furious that I have clams and he doesn't!!

Now that I have access to them in the wild, my buying days are over again, at least until I can't crawl to the clam flats. The nice thing right now is my "Mother Lode" seems to be unknown to the local clammers. The local boys would clean out the oysters if they found them, but they won't bother with the hard shells, most folks here don't like them. When someone talks about clams in Maine, it's steamers/soft shell clams. Another "Plus" is that THE spot overlaps a special Conservation Controlled Area which is only opened for a few months every couple of years. My dock is not in that area so if I can move a bunch to my shoreline, I just set up a clam bank; as long as they survive there, I'm good. If they populate my shoreline, it's a big bonus, but I'm not betting on it.
 
Roccus7 said:
I hate to pay for bivalves. I never paid for them until I moved to IL and that bothered the crap out of me. When I lived in Ireland I was able to live free again with cockles and mussel, alive, alive OH!

On moving to Maine I thought I'd be golden, but I couldn't find any oyster bars or hard shell flats; I could find steamers and skimmers, but rather have my steamers deep fried so that's a dine-out event, and IMO skimmers only good for bait. I have a friend in Portsmouth who still hasn't found any there and is furious that I have clams and he doesn't!!

Now that I have access to them in the wild, my buying days are over again, at least until I can't crawl to the clam flats. The nice thing right now is my "Mother Lode" seems to be unknown to the local clammers. The local boys would clean out the oysters if they found them, but they won't bother with the hard shells, most folks here don't like them. When someone talks about clams in Maine, it's steamers/soft shell clams. Another "Plus" is that THE spot overlaps a special Conservation Controlled Area which is only opened for a few months every couple of years. My dock is not in that area so if I can move a bunch to my shoreline, I just set up a clam bank; as long as they survive there, I'm good. If they populate my shoreline, it's a big bonus, but I'm not betting on it.
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Jeesh seems easier to buy them just saying
 
cany said:
Jeesh seems easier to buy them just saying
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Guess I never tire of playing in the mud of a tidal estuary. So many things to see while digging. "The Spot" also happens to be one of my best bass spots and now I have a great idea of the underwater topography. Also saw the first osprey of the year...
 
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