i got a small zippalip creek that i know silvers run in, thinking about fishing it with spinners or maybe eggs. gonna hit it after a solid rain if its possible, anybody got any tips, spinner size?? drift gear?? straight eggs?? i was thinking like a number 2 spinner or even up to a 4

Spinners are good for small water.

I have this small river/creek I fish for silvers and do really well on spinners. I use a #4 most of the time.........but sometimes will go down to a small spoon like a Dick Nite.

There's this small slot on it where I just stand at the top and feed out about 10 feet of line and park the spinner right in the slot. When the vibration from the blade stops, set the hook.

There's nothing better than a creek full of silvers...........especially when it's unknown to the horde. Enjoy.

thanks dan, theres a nice little waterfall hole where that should work out great, what kinda fight do u get out of them??

Well, you kinda have them at a disadvantage becasue you can usually follow them whether they go upstream or down, but it's a blast watching them blast up and down through shallow water.

Lots of times when they bite your spinner, they just come up behind it a clamp down........no pull or jerk. That's why I say to set the hook if your spinner blade stops turning at all.

Anyway, spinners will do you best on water dropping back into shape after a rain. After the water clears and stabilizes, you might want to switch to spin gear and toss a small egg bait with a splitshot, or a little Dick Nite spoon.

Have fun.............and shhhhh, keep this one for yourself.

Dan:

First time I ever noticed your latest designation...

How's it feel to be a "CARCASS"..???

MB

What do you figure is after "Carcass', Mike?
Fish goo?

Personally, I believe that small creek wild spawning silvers should be left alone to do their business.

In many small creeks there is a very small pool of survivors who make it back to spawn, and these fish need to be left alone to continue the run for future generations.

Just my two cents...

I don't think that there are too many "small creeks" that are open to salmon fishing; better check the regs.

I'm headin out to one in a few minutes.Jig and float.Some of these are "planted" Chill out

Somebody ALWAYS has to piss and moan, don't they?

Dick Nite tied to mainline with split shot. float-jig, egggggs. Or just call me and I ll go experiment with you

Maybe Milt sack, which I guess would be kinda be the same thing.

No disrespect, just an inside joke between me and a couple of my fishing buds.

Go pound some sand ShoreZinger. There are tons of small creeks in Washington that are loaded with silvers every fall. Whether you can keep them or not, it doesn't really matter. They get little pressure because most people switch to hunting. Go tell the Indians that same thing. Subsistence my ass.

shorezinger the is the kind of guy thats going to get everything shutdown!! Do you fish, I dont understand your reasoning ?

yah i mean seriously if u know how to handle a fish carefully and use single barbless hooks then who cares u arent gonna harm anything, why would anyone even think about screwing up a fish out of one of those areas anyways.....
i mean the only way to really screw up a small silver creek is to release the name off it so that some mullet head can go out there and sneak of with about 5 or 6 fish

preston-i think they all are open to salmon fishing as long as the season is open, most creeks close oct. 31st, you just can't keep anything out of them even though i dont know why u would

led zepfin- how did u do??

All streams are closed to salmon fishing unless specified as open in the special rules section of the regs.

well cupo now how are they gonna prove that you arent fishing for trout??? which is legal

It isn't that tough to figure out. I just wish there were more enforcement officers to go out and write some tickets! If it's not open to salmon fishing, there's a reason. You are poaching at worst, and harassing wildlife at best. Does that make you feel good?

SA

R6 I did just fine,in fact I'm goin back today.Yes it is open.no they aren't wild.Is there any fish that doesn't like pink jigs

Don't blow a gasket Bait Caster, you might end up not being able to fish anymore.

What I meant to say is that you can fish in alot of these streams whether they are open to retention or not. I wasn't saying that you should slay everthing there. Simmer down, dude.

Here's another question, why does everyone associate outlaw behavior to people with mullets? I've seen guys who have graduate degrees break every law in the book. Sounds pretty elitist and snobbish to make ridiculous statements like that.

Cupo is right on this one.

Page 26 of the regs specifically says "All freshwater areas are closed to FISHING for SALMON... unless listed as open in the special rules."

"Fishing" in this rule includes both retention and CNR. Think about it? How can one argue that it is OK to CNR (i.e., no retention) in closed waters, when in fact you have to perform the active act of "fishing" in order to perform CNR?

Whether it is legal to CNR for salmon in closed waters has been debated before in this board and in other boards. The general position has been that it is NOT permissible to do so. I personally would not take the risk.

Here's the bottom line folks: If you are fishing in an area that is closed to salmon fishing, using your Vibrax spinner with the 2/0 hook, and then the warden approaches you and asks: "What'ya fishin' for?" and then you reply: "Salmon but I am releasing all of them." Then you are going to get a big fat ticket.

However, if you are fishing the same water with your garden worm and size 6 hook and 4lb test line, and you say to the warden "I'm fishing for trout, but these stupid salmon keep hitting my bait, and I am releasing them anyways", then you should be OK.

Sorry to rain on the parade...

Reynees and I are gonna tap dat creek in a cuple days. Team G-Loomis is going to do what we always do, put the hurt on. Good luck fellas. Don't worry, releasing is how we do it.

To Baitcaster and Luke the Drifter: I'm entitled to my opinion and you are entitled to yours.

I have been an avid angler for over forty years, but I do it within the rules and laws and also within the bonds of common sense.

Fishing for spawning silvers in small creeks is no real kind of sporting endeavor. But poaching and snagging has its fans and I assume you guys are two of them. Have fun and sure hope you get caught.

Very well stated ShoreZinger!