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south sounder
Posts: 88
Join date: 2009-06-30
Age: 29
Location: Purdy
 |  Subject: Minter Creek  Tue Nov 03, 2009 10:33 pm | |
| Got out today to Minter Creek its open for chum until Dec 31. Fished the evening high tide. It pushed some fish in not in great numbers but about a hundred or so. Not many fish caught but the ones that were are chrome bright. Not alot of pressure down there another 2 weeks or so and it should be loaded. FYI... You can not fish down to the deep corner hole now, apparently it is on private property and they were mad about garbage being littered there last year. If you fish here be respectful and pick up after yourself. South Sounder |
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Cwillis
Posts: 25
Join date: 2009-07-09
Location: Fox Island
| | Subject: Re: Minter Creek Wed Nov 04, 2009 10:38 am | |
| Do you take your boat in the bay? What is the best method to fish? Green corkies? |
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Fish-or-Famine
Posts: 17
Join date: 2009-09-12
Age: 39
Location: Gig Harbor
| | Subject: Re: Minter Creek Wed Nov 04, 2009 1:50 pm | |
| Be careful not to retain a Silver, BIG fines. You're only allowed to keep Chums at minter, all other fish are to be safely released. The fish will probably start showing in real numbers with new moon around Nov-16th.  |
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south sounder
Posts: 88
Join date: 2009-06-30
Age: 29
Location: Purdy
| | Subject: Re: Minter Creek Thu Nov 05, 2009 5:51 pm | |
| I have fished the bay and have caught them all around Minter along the shoreline. Bobber/herring under a float works. Green flies bluefoxes have also worked. Just find the jumping fish. As far as fishing the creek My most consistent method has been a 9 weight flyrod with a green fly usually. Sinking line or a sinking tip, chumcandy green patterns, wooly buggers, pistole petes its all deadly here. Right now fish the high tide tidewater until the fish show up in great numbers. The fish down here have been really bright. South Sounder |
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south sounder
Posts: 88
Join date: 2009-06-30
Age: 29
Location: Purdy
| | Subject: Re: Minter Creek Fri Nov 06, 2009 5:49 pm | |
| Nov. 6th, took the fly rod down and caught 5 chromers on the green woolybugger. Some nice schools moving in at high tide. South Sounder |
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Cwillis
Posts: 25
Join date: 2009-07-09
Location: Fox Island
| | Subject: Re: Minter Creek Fri Nov 06, 2009 5:54 pm | |
| Thanks for the report South Sounder. I will be out with some light rods ready for hard tugs next Saturday. Probably fish Minter on the afternoon flood. |
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Captain Downriggins
Posts: 262
Join date: 2009-06-30
Age: 44
Location: Gig Harbor
| | Subject: Re: Minter Creek Fri Nov 06, 2009 5:56 pm | |
| Pictures.... or it didn't happen!   Might have to bust out the bug rod or ultra light myself... |
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south sounder
Posts: 88
Join date: 2009-06-30
Age: 29
Location: Purdy
| | Subject: Re: Minter Creek Sat Nov 07, 2009 2:47 pm | |
| OH I'll get you some pictures. South Sounder |
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Sonny Boy
Posts: 21
Join date: 2009-10-13
Age: 58
Location: Horsehead Bay Gig Harbor
| | Subject: Minter Creek Sat Nov 07, 2009 4:34 pm | |
| Stuipid question time, if I have my saltwater license do I need a freshwater also to fish Minter? Also what is the limit ? I drove out to see what was happening and man looked like fun, lots of people fishing the creek just below the hatchery, I saw a couple fish caught just in the 10 minutes or so I was there. I have a smoker that would love to see somemore action. |
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Sonny Boy
Posts: 21
Join date: 2009-10-13
Age: 58
Location: Horsehead Bay Gig Harbor
| | Subject: Minter Creek Sat Nov 07, 2009 4:36 pm | |
| Stuipid question time, if I have my saltwater license do I need a freshwater also to fish Minter? Also what is the limit ? I drove out to see what was happening and man looked like fun, lots of people fishing the creek just below the hatchery, I saw a couple fish caught just in the 10 minutes or so I was there. I have a smoker that would love to see somemore action. |
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south sounder
Posts: 88
Join date: 2009-06-30
Age: 29
Location: Purdy
| | Subject: Re: Minter Creek Sun Nov 08, 2009 7:45 am | |
| Your saltwater license will suffice. Limit of 4 chum. No retention of silvers, you can fish almost all the way up into the hatchery fish ladder. There is a rope going across the creek you can fish down from the rope. Don't cast past the rope (970$ fine). Good luck South Sounder |
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Sonny Boy
Posts: 21
Join date: 2009-10-13
Age: 58
Location: Horsehead Bay Gig Harbor
| | Subject: Minter Creek Sun Nov 08, 2009 2:15 pm | |
| South Sounder, Thanks for the help with that , first timer .. |
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