Oh my, Ed, I dont think I have ever experienced oysters such as the ones you shared!!!!I am definately in the wrong place….

Ed Sails:  I was there a few years ago and I was amazed at the size of the oysters.  I order six on the half shell and six fried.  They were so huge that I only ate about siz of the dozen.
 
This was one of my better drives in the USA.  I have driven all 50 states., all of Canada, all of central America, most of Europe and this one was great.  I drove from San Diego to Washington State.  We stopped at Newport and enjoyed the oysters.  Thanks from restoring this memory to me.
 
Paul E. Smith
Knoxville, TN

Making my mouth water looking at those gems! Newport is always a fun seaport town any time of year. I always go for the larger sized oysters whether it be for shooters or frying. Way more value for your money. Besides raw, I enjoy them most steamed. In Tillamook I go to Pearl Point Oyster, which have their beds in Netarts Bay nearby, and buy one or two dozen medium to large. They sell in the shell only. After eating one or two raw I can barely manage to squeeze the rest in a 12 quart pot and steam them until they just open. Then enjoy with maybe a little butter and a beer. Yum!
One place we found that does a great job with oysters is Shuckers located in the south end of Lincoln City, Or.
 

plb, I ate at Mo’s before I went to the Oyster Farm. I felt the same, OK but not great. i think Mo’s may be either overrated, or maybe just a victim of it’s own success.
Rusty, I know what you mean. I was in the Flora-Bama area in August, and had a hugely unsuccessful search for oysters. The one place I got them at had brought them in from Apalachiola, FL. They were about the size of a push-on pencil eraser, and IMHO, didn’t taste much better. I was glad to see that at least oysters are alive and well in the Pacific Northwest!
Thanks, agnesrob! They tasted as good as they look!

 
I live about 100 miles from Apalachicola.  I don’t know where you purchased your oysters from; but it sounds as if you got rooked.  The ones I have seen since the time you mentioned up until now have been medium to large plump and meaty ones with a fresh briny taste. 

http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/showprofile.aspx?memid=13341 EdSails, Great report and pics.  Those oysters look fantastic.  And cheap too.  I was paying $24-$29 per dozen in Seattle restaurants and Pike’s Market.

Adjudicator,
Doc’s Seafood in Ocean Beach, AL. Granted, they were on a po’boy, but I have never seen them cut into small chunks like this before. Every po’ boy I have had before had the type of whole oysters you described on it. They supposedly had them on the half shell, so we were going to return at dinner, but I was so turned off by them that I decided to pass.
I will have to try Apalacicola oysters again when I return to the area. It very well might have been the place.
Ed

 
I have never heard of “cut” oysters as you describe.  That is a waste of good seafood.  Good Lord. [V]

Nice report. I like Mo’s and love South Beach and i hope you just caught them on a bad day. Looking forward to you trip report, Ed.

Yes, Astoria is a great town. My wife’s family is from there. Doogers is my favorite place for clam chowder. Just south of Astoria in Warrenton. I used to have a Boston Whaler but now have a 20′ Shamrock center console. I take it in the ocean and Tillamook Bay. Spring for clamming, crabbing and summer for coho salmon. Let me know when you are up this way by p.m. Check out youtube videos. Do a search for “Koptiuch” for Steve’s crabbing, clamming, etc.
 

Those look so good I’d have to try one.
 
Great presentation!

nice looking oysters Edsails, good find.