The 77th annual Pismo Beach Clam Festival kicks off Friday evening and runs through the rest of this weekend. This community tradition attracts generations of families and visitors from around the ...

A kindergartner scurried across the sand at Pismo Beach on Friday, scooping palm-sized clams into a bucket to carry back to the ocean. Meanwhile, a seagull swooped out of the fog to pluck a clam from ...

When Charlotte Russ visited Pismo Beach last November, she expected her kids to play in the sand and gather seashells. She didn’t expect them to collect 72 undersized Pismo clams — accidentally ...

Vincent Chio Falo has been scouring the ocean for bait since he was young, documenting his experiences on social media and turning them into seaside delicacies. “For me, it's all about wild food ...

PISMO BEACH, California (KSBY) — The Pismo Clam nearly vanished from its namesake beach. While it’s been making a comeback and in big numbers over the past few years, many of the clams aren’t the ...

PISMO BEACH, Calif. -- At the end of last year, Charlotte Russ and her family took a trip to Pismo. "My kids they thought they were collecting seashells, but they were actually collecting clams, 72 to ...

PISMO BEACH, Calif. (KFSN/WKRC) - A mother was fined $88,000 after her children collected 72 clams they thought were seashells. "My kids they thought they were collecting seashells, but they were ...

They are mysterious mollusks, a shellfish once abundant on sandy beaches across the state. These days, Pismo clams are a rare find at the shoreline – but can the next generation of school-age ...

Some critters have more star power than others. It helps to be cute like sea otters or monarch butterflies. Or gracefully dangerous like great white sharks and mountain lions. Or edible like abalone ...