Learn how to clean gaper clams. There are twelve bays in Oregon that have many species of clams, learn everything you need to know at razorclamming.com.
Just a heads-up for anyone who wants to skin their gaper necks easy. Freeze the necks with the skins on for 24 hours. Thaw out, and the skin comes off like a banana peel. I can skin 12 necks in under 2 minutes. Skin comes off completely whole. Blanching partially cooks your necks, and they are still kind of a pain to skin, as you can tell from this video. Freezing for a short period of time effects the quality of the necks way less than blanching, which actually pre-cooks them making them more rubbery in the end. Hope this helps someone. I came across this discovery on my own by accident and has made harvesting horse clams, empires, horse-necks, blues, gapers, or whatever you want to call them, way more fun!
