. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. 302 CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME. Figure 126. Some of the cars leaving the beach at Oceano after successful clamming, other cars bring-ing diggers to the beach cause a traffic jam at the wooden ramp which is suitable for one waj- traffic only. It is safe to assume that every digger in every car leaving the beach has his full limit of claims. Car tracks which continue in the right foreground go to the wooden ramp at Pismo Beach which is th
. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. 302 CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME. Figure 126. Some of the cars leaving the beach at Oceano after successful clamming, other cars bring-ing diggers to the beach cause a traffic jam at the wooden ramp which is suitable for one waj- traffic only. It is safe to assume that every digger in every car leaving the beach has his full limit of claims. Car tracks which continue in the right foreground go to the wooden ramp at Pismo Beach which is the only other good entrance or exit from the beach. Photograph hy McLain Studio of Photvcjrupliy, San Luis Obispo, November 19^9. cases to keep the digger from regaining his feet. The snap on the sack is another safeguard against just such an occurrence. A second method of obtaining Pismo clams is to use a rake which may be made by bending the tines of a heavy pitchforli and extending the handle several feet. A rope attached to the fork is looped around the waist and with the long handle resting on his shoulder the clammer Avalks backward dragging the tines through the sand. When a clam is struck it can be turned out by lifting the handle of the rake to an upright position. A modification of this method has been employed in deeper water beyond the breakers. Tn this case a much longer handle is used and the rake is towed behind a ]'()\vb()at or .small skiff. When a clam is struck a third member of the party dives overboard and follows the handle of the rake down until the clam is located. ^lost of the clams in this deeper water are of legal size so on most of the dives another clam is added to the bag. Frequently, however, the surge of the swells breaks the fork loose from the bottom and the clam cannot be located by the diver. A method just coming into popularity in Southern California is that employed by skin divers. Here a ])addie board is paddled along just beyond the breake
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