never fished in the creek, but on the river i've always had the best luck just drift fishing. usually a bright colored corkie and yarn, with a 2/0 hook and about 2 or 3 feet of leader under enough lead to get it down to the bottom.

i think the fish just aren't in the river yet beathead i'm getting impatient!

the nisqually used to have a big humpy run, but you could never keep them. ironically, the run is pretty much non existant now, but you can retain pinks in the nisqually now