Fished tide changes...both low-to-hi & hi-to-lo. Lots of fish coming in on the low-to-hi, but had some line/rod issues so only got one good-sized chum buck which I put back into the creek. Had several other "quickie" hooks, but wasn't able to get them in. Moved down to the bridge at hi tide. Within 5 minutes had one on, but lost it. A few minutes later got a nice buck, but the muddy water finally got to my main line, and lost that one too. Stuck around for the hi-to-low tide change...good thing I did because the fish came up the creek in droves. The first batch was to the North of a tree that is midstream, down about 30 yards from the Hiway 101 bridge. Caught and kept a 10lb fairly bright hen. Then the fish switched to the South side of the submerged tree. Caught and kept a really bright 7-8lb hen from that side. Caught and released probably 15 other chums...wrist was sore as hell by dark, but what a kick!
Was using 12lb test line...3ft leader, 1-0 hook, with 2 medium size corkies (one was dark green, the other was 2-toned with bright green and chartreuse). Also had a multi-toned, small corky in between the 2 larger ones...green, chartreuse, white, & pink. Also had a small bit of chartreuse yarn. Also used 1oz of lead to hold the "offering" steady in the current. Casted beyond the "swarm", and gently reeled it into the edge of the fish group. Waited until I got a solid hit, and yanked. Of all the fish I pulled in, only one was a foul hook...all the rest were in the mouth. I expect the run to last maybe another week, so if you're interested in doing a lot of fish fighting, Kennedy creek is the place. Based on 2 days of fishing there, I've deducted the bucks outnumber the hens on the low-to-hi tide change, and vice versa on the hi-to-low.
Oh yeah...have heard Minter Creek has yet to show any chum.