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Minter Creek Report
Pierce County, WA

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11/20/2009
Chum Salmon
Green
Corky & Yarn
Evening
11/20/2009
4
1147

I heard Minter was finally pickin up so I decided to give it a try for a couple hours. I got out there around 3pm and had my first chum about 15 minutes later. It was a decent hen, still fairly chrome but a little small. Over the next 2 hours I landed another 5, including a buck that was easily 15lbs, but he was foul hooked and went back in. I ended up with a total of 3, the biggest being about 8lbs and 26". There were quite a few in the 15lb range that were taken home today, and even more that size lost. Green yarn, orange corkie, super light weight and a 4ft leader.

Comments

lliu
11/21/2009 11:13:00 AM
Thx for the informative report! Been waiting for the right time to hit Minter Creek, and it sounds like that time has come.
nyhus99
11/21/2009 5:46:00 PM
Where is minter creek?
Big Smooth
11/23/2009 9:31:00 AM
Nice fish. Still looking good over there I see.
jtrapier
11/23/2009 10:17:00 AM
Take 16 across the bridge then go till you see the Purdy/302 west exit, follow that and turn left at the light to go across the water. Follow that road for about 5 miles till you see the sign s for the salmon hatchery (left at 118th) then just follow the signs till you hit the massive traffic jam at the creek.
jens
11/23/2009 10:32:00 AM
Nice fish! Excellent knife work also...
lliu
11/24/2009 9:48:00 AM
Posted my report (pending moderator approval) with photo. It was a very pleasant surprise for me to find that the chromest chum I had caught (the 26" hen at bottom of the photo) actually has orange color meat similar to coho! Haven't cooked it up for a taste yet, but I have a feeling that it's going to be better than pink salmon at least.
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