Man, an hour after high tide the channel just started boiling with chums, and I lost count of hookups so fast I'm not sure what happened, but it seemed like a fish on every other cast. Fish on until dark with no letup. Burnt out the drag on my old Pflueger, and finally gave up when I snapped my fly off and it got too dark to tie up. Landed a few nice ones too, in the upper teens, and of course got coverd with mud. This is just way too much fun

Oh yeah, forgot to add that the local Gamy stopped by and checked everybody. Apparently they watch this one pretty close - no snagging going on here

Cool, I was thinking about heading out there this weekend with my float tube to give it a whirl.

~steelymann~

i was down there this morning just after low tide. i didnt realize how far out the tide goes, i had only been there at high tide before. i was surprised how many people show up during the week, but it's still not as bad as the weekend crowd.

Great place to take the kids, they can get dirty, and catch fish too! My son loves it, and catches as much as i do! Damn bigginers luck! Wish i could see more kids out there, they could use the distraction from everyday life as we do.

CHUMSTER

May I ask where Kennedy Creek is at?????

Kennedy creek is south of Olympia on 101. Mud Bay. It is tons of fun for the kids..lots of dogs in there. Don't usually keep them but this one tired my boy out last weekend and it was the first one he has caught all by himself from casting and everything...with the exception of dad mud bogging to land it without a net the look on his face...priceless got great video of the fight. Hard to beat, but now I gotta buy a smoker

Kennedy Creek runs into Oyster Bay at the upper end of Totten Inlet. Highway 101 crosses the mouth of the creek about half way between Olympia and Shelton.

Thanks guys. Great info. I understand the problem of having to land the fish without a net. Last weekend my wife landed a 15lbs Buck and the head wouldn't even fit in the net. Needless to say I had WWF in the Hood Canal with this thing. Great stories and yes I need a smoker now too and I have a net that would fit an 80lbs fish now.

Are the Kennedy Creek guys throwing corkies with yarn, like at Hoodsport? The weather is looking decent for Sunday -- do you think it will be a total zoo then? I'd like to spend the day fighting fish, not other fishermen.

Regards.

Finegrain
Woodinville

is kennedy creek anywhere near mud bay?

It's a zoo every weekend. But, most of the crowd is easy to get along with so you can have an enjoyable time even in close quarters. Most guys are fishing yearn and corky, and a few guys will be flyfishing.

BB,

You go past Mud Bay (Eld Inlet) and continue on Hwy. 101 north toward Shelton. It's a few miles past Steamboat Island, and just past the Thurston/Mason county line. You won't miss it......the cars will be lined up like Tacoma Mall on the weekends.

I remember fishing the creek this time of year about 20 years ago as a teen. But, we were after cutthroats and steelies......chums were a nuisance. And best of all, no one was there. Ah, the good old days!

I was down by Hoodsport last weekend and it wasn't very crowded. Is Kennedy Creek a larger area ? I was thinking of taking my 5 year old down.

No need for a float tube except maybe for an hour or two at high tide - most of the day the place is knee deep (in water anyway, add a little more freeboard for the mud <img border="0" alt="[wall]" title="" src="graemlins/wall.gif" /> ) It is not a boat show at all. It is also not a real big area and crowded in the few areas you can get to at really high tides, but once the tide starts to go out people can line both banks for a half mile and spread out pretty well - the best spots will still be elbow-rubbers though.

One thing about this place is that people seem to be real nice, everybody fishes legally and releases snagged fish. And it is really great for kids at lower tides - if the tides up keep them in a life jacket - those nasty dogs will pull you right in <img border="0" alt="[eat]" title="" src="graemlins/eat.gif" />