Two ocean beaches will open next week for the next razor clam dig. Twin Harbors will open for late-evening digs Wednesday through Nov. 7, while Long Beach will open Wednesday, Friday and Nov. 7 only.

Digging at the beaches will be restricted to the hours between noon and midnight.

Dan Ayres, state coastal shellfish manager, said the department was able to offer the early November digs at Long Beach and Twin Harbors because of the abundant razor clam populations.

“With more clams available for harvest south of Grays Harbor, we can offer these digging opportunities in addition to the ones that will include all beaches coming up later this month,” Ayres said in a news release.

The best time to start digging is an hour or two before low tide, said Ayres, who also recommends that clam diggers take lights or lanterns and check weather and surf conditions before heading out.

Go to blog.thenewstribune.com/adventure for more details.

Salt water

North Sound: Salmon fishing opens Sunday in Marine Areas 8-1, 8-2 and 9. Indications are fishing will be good, said Mike Jamboretz of Jambo’s Sport Fishing.

South Sound: Fishing has been slow south of the Narrows Bridge. There have been reports of chum being caught in the Oakland Bay area. The fish have been hitting anchovies under bobbers, said Ron Adams of Verles Sports.

Tacoma: Salmon fishing continues to be slow. There are blackmouth in the area, but no one seems to be catching, said Jake DePoe of Point Defiance Boathouse Marina.

Rivers

Carbon: The river is running high and muddy.

Cowlitz: At barrier dam, fishing has been good for novice anglers and very good for knowledgeable anglers. The scenario is the same at Blue Creek, said Karen Glaser of Barrier Dam Campground. Shrimp and eggs have been the preferred baits. Also some winter steelhead are starting to show.

Green: Water level is high, but the river is fishable. A few coho are being caught, but pink catches have been good.

Humptulips: There are a lot of chum in the river, but they cannot be kept. Fishing has been pretty good for coho, which are being caught below the hatchery, said Casey Weigel of Casey of Waters West Guide Service. A few kings also have been caught.

Kalama: Anglers have been catching a mixture of coho, steelhead and dark chinook that are being released. Catching has been good up in the canyon and red barn area. Blue and purple spinners with silver blades have been producing good results Also, egg-sucking leeches have been a good choice for fly-fishers, said a staffer for Pritchard’s Western Angler.

Nisqually: The river is running on the high side and muddy. There has been very little angler activity and very little in the way of fishing or catching.

Olympic Coast: Fishing has been pretty good in the Soleduck, Bogachiel and sometimes the Hoh, which has been bouncing back and forth between being fishable and unfishable. Mostly coho are being caught.

Puyallup: High and muddy, but should be fishable just in time for our next rain fall, said Todd Rock of Auburn Sports and Marine.

Skookumchuck: The river is full of not-so-pretty coho, said Jim McDaniel of Tumwater Sports. Catching has been good with Vibrax spinners producing good results.

Wynoochee: A few coho have been caught between the white bridge and Black Creek.

Lakes

American: The fishing has been a bit slow, although anglers are catching the occasional trout and some yellow perch.

Washington: Anglers are seeing lots of fish on their electronics, but getting them to bite has been the issue.