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Minter Creek

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Washington, United States

4.3·79 catches

Top fish species at Minter Creek

Chum salmon
Chum salmon
Chinook salmon
Chinook salmon
Coho salmon
Coho salmon
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Minter Creek is a stream located in Kitsap County, Washington, United States. It is also intersecting with Pierce County, Washington. It is most popular for fishing Chum salmon, Chinook salmon, and Coho salmon.

Location

47°24′14.9″N 122°40′54.5″W
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Fishing regulations at Minter Creek, WA

Disclaimer: Always check local fishing regulations, water access rights and land ownership before fishing, regardless of any catches logged in that area by the Fishbrain community. Fishbrain has mapped millions of acres of government-owned land across the USA to help you identify potential fishing access, but you are responsible for ensuring compliance with all legal requirements.

Fishing regulations in Washington can change throughout the year. Make sure to check this page before fishing for the most up to date rules and regulations for the current season. Local regulations govern when you can fish, the max size of the fish you can keep, how many fish you can keep, and more.

Below you will see fishing regulations for catching Chum salmon as of April 2nd, 2026. To view regulations for a different fish species, please click on your preferred species in the drop-down.

Chum salmon

Seasons

Open

Bag limit

0

See special areas for limits.

For more information please see State of Washington Fishing Regulations


Anglers may not continue to fish for salmon after the adult portion of the daily limit has been retained.

Possession limit — 2 daily limits in fresh form. An additional 40 pounds of salmon may be possessed in frozen or processed form. Atlantic salmon may be retained during any open trout or salmon fishery. There is no size limit or daily limit for Atlantic salmon.

For more information please see State of Washington Fishing Regulations


It is unlawful to totally remove a salmon, steelhead, Dolly Varden/bull trout from the water if it is unlawful to retain or if the angler subsequently releases the fish, except within the Columbia River downstream from a line between Rocky Point and Tongue Point.

For more information please see State of Washington Fishing Regulations


You must fill out your Catch Record Card immediately upon retaining salmon, steelhead, halibut, or sturgeon and return your Catch Record Card when you are done fishing or by the date printed on your card, even if nothing was caught. 

For more information please see State of Washington Fishing Regulations


You may not land both a Canadian and a Washington limit of salmon on the same day (one or the other, but not both).

For more information please see State of Washington Fishing Regulations


You may not remove eggs from a salmon to use or preserve them for bait without retaining the carcass from which the eggs were removed or possess sturgeon eggs in the field without having retained the intact carcass of the fish from which the eggs were removed. 

For more information please see State of Washington Fishing Regulations

Oncorhynchus keta

ANDERSON CREEK

  • All species
  • Selective gear rules.
  • Trout
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.
  • Other game fish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

BAINBRIDGE ISLAND STREAMS

all streams on Bainbridge Island

  • All species
  • Selective gear rules.
  • Trout
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout: min. size 14".
  • Other game fish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

BEAVER PONDS

Beaver ponds east of Hwy. 3

  • Trout
  • First Sat. in June- Oct. 31
  • No min. size. Daily limit 2.
  • Other game fish
  • First Sat. in June- Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

Beaver ponds on Tahuya Peninsula west of Hwy. 3

  • Trout
  • 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
  • No min. size. Daily limit 2.
  • Other game fish
  • 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

BIG BEEF CREEK

within 100' of the Seabeck Hwy. NW Big Beef Creek Bridge

  • All species
  • Selective gear rules. Internal combustion motors prohibited.
  • Aug. 1-Aug. 31
  • CLOSED WATERS.
  • Trout
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-July 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.
  • Other game fish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-July 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

from Seabeck Hwy. Bridge to Lake Symington

  • All species
  • Selective gear rules. Internal combustion motors prohibited.
  • Trout
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.
  • Other game fish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

from Lake Symington upstream

  • All species
  • Selective gear rules.
  • Trout
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.
  • Other game fish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

BLACKJACK CREEK

East Kitsap Stream

  • All species
  • Selective gear rules.
  • Trout
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.
  • Other game fish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

BURLEY CREEK

CRC (708)

  • All species
  • Selective gear rules.
  • Trout
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.
  • Other game fish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

CHICO CREEK

  • All species
  • Selective gear rules.
  • Trout
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.
  • Other game fish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

CLEAR CREEK

Dyes Inlet Stream

  • All species
  • Selective gear rules.
  • Trout
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.
  • Other game fish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

DOGFISH CREEK

North Kitsap stream

  • All species
  • Selective gear rules.
  • Trout
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.
  • Other game fish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

EGLON CREEK

(Silver Creek)

  • All species
  • Selective gear rules.
  • Trout
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.
  • Other game fish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

GORST CREEK

  • All species
  • Selective gear rules.
  • Trout
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.
  • Other game fish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

GROVERS CREEK

North Kitsap stream

  • All species
  • Selective gear rules.
  • Trout
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.
  • Other game fish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

ILLAHEE CREEK

  • All species
  • Selective gear rules.
  • Trout
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.
  • Other game fish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

KITSAP CREEK

  • All species
  • Selective gear rules.
  • Trout
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.
  • Other game fish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

LITTLE SCANDIA CREEK

including tributaries

  • All species
  • Selective gear rules.
  • Trout
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.
  • Other game fish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

OLALLA CREEK

  • All species
  • Selective gear rules.
  • Trout
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.
  • Other game fish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

SALMONBERRY CREEK

East Kitsap stream

  • All species
  • Selective gear rules.
  • Trout
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.
  • Other game fish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

WILDCAT CREEK

  • All species
  • Selective gear rules.
  • Trout
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.
  • Other game fish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

ALEXANDER LAKE

  • All species
  • CLOSED WATERS.

BUCK LAKE

  • All game fish
  • 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

BUFFINGTON POND

  • Smallmouth bass
  • Year-round
  • No min. size. Daily limit 15. Only 1 over 14" may be retained.
  • Largemouth bass
  • Year-round
  • No min. size. Daily limit 10. Max. size 12", except 1 over 17" may be retained.
  • Channel catfish
  • Year-round
  • No min. size. Daily limit 10.
  • Walleye
  • Year-round
  • No min. size. Daily limit 16. Only 1 over 22" may be retained.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

CARPENTER LAKE

  • Smallmouth bass
  • Year-round
  • No min. size. Daily limit 15. Only 1 over 14" may be retained.
  • Largemouth bass
  • Year-round
  • No min. size. Daily limit 10. Max. size 12", except 1 over 17" may be retained.
  • Channel catfish
  • Year-round
  • No min. size. Daily limit 10.
  • Walleye
  • Year-round
  • No min. size. Daily limit 16. Only 1 over 22" may be retained.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

ERICKSON POND

  • Smallmouth bass
  • Year-round
  • No min. size. Daily limit 15. Only 1 over 14" may be retained.
  • Largemouth bass
  • Year-round
  • No min. size. Daily limit 10. Max. size 12", except 1 over 17" may be retained.
  • Channel catfish
  • Year-round
  • No min. size. Daily limit 10.
  • Walleye
  • Year-round
  • No min. size. Daily limit 16. Only 1 over 22" may be retained.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

ERICKSON RESERVOIR

  • Smallmouth bass
  • Year-round
  • No min. size. Daily limit 15. Only 1 over 14" may be retained.
  • Largemouth bass
  • Year-round
  • No min. size. Daily limit 10. Max. size 12", except 1 over 17" may be retained.
  • Channel catfish
  • Year-round
  • No min. size. Daily limit 10.
  • Walleye
  • Year-round
  • No min. size. Daily limit 16. Only 1 over 22" may be retained.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

HEINS LAKE

  • All species
  • CLOSED WATERS.

HORSESHOE LAKE

  • All game fish
  • 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

KITSAP LAKE

  • Smallmouth bass
  • Year-round
  • No min. size. Daily limit 15. Only 1 over 14" may be retained.
  • Largemouth bass
  • Year-round
  • No min. size. Daily limit 10. Max. size 12", except 1 over 17" may be retained.
  • Channel catfish
  • Year-round
  • No min. size. Daily limit 10.
  • Walleye
  • Year-round
  • No min. size. Daily limit 16. Only 1 over 22" may be retained.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

KOENEMAN LAKE

(Fern Lake)

  • All species
  • Selective gear rules. Internal combustion motors prohibited. Two-Pole not allowed.
  • All game fish
  • 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
  • Catch-and-release.

LONG LAKE

  • Smallmouth bass
  • Year-round
  • No min. size. Daily limit 15. Only 1 over 14" may be retained.
  • Largemouth bass
  • Year-round
  • No min. size. Daily limit 10. Max. size 12", except 1 over 17" may be retained.
  • Channel catfish
  • Year-round
  • No min. size. Daily limit 10.
  • Walleye
  • Year-round
  • No min. size. Daily limit 16. Only 1 over 22" may be retained.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

MISSION LAKE

  • Smallmouth bass
  • 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
  • No min. size. Daily limit 15. Only 1 over 14" may be retained.
  • Largemouth bass
  • 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
  • No min. size. Daily limit 10. Max. size 12", except 1 over 17" may be retained.
  • Channel catfish
  • 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
  • No min. size. Daily limit 10.
  • Walleye
  • 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
  • No min. size. Daily limit 16. Only 1 over 22" may be retained.
  • Other game fish
  • 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

MISSION LOWER POND

  • Trout
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Min. size 8". Daily limit 2.
  • Smallmouth bass
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • No min. size. Daily limit 15. Only 1 over 14" may be retained.
  • Largemouth bass
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • No min. size. Daily limit 10. Max. size 12", except 1 over 17" may be retained.
  • Channel catfish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • No min. size. Daily limit 10.
  • Walleye
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • No min. size. Daily limit 16. Only 1 over 22" may be retained.
  • Other game fish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

SPRAGUE POND

  • Smallmouth bass
  • Year-round
  • No min. size. Daily limit 15. Only 1 over 14" may be retained.
  • Largemouth bass
  • Year-round
  • No min. size. Daily limit 10. Max. size 12", except 1 over 17" may be retained.
  • Channel catfish
  • Year-round
  • No min. size. Daily limit 10.
  • Walleye
  • Year-round
  • No min. size. Daily limit 16. Only 1 over 22" may be retained.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

SYMINGTON, LAKE

  • All species
  • Selective gear rules.
  • Trout
  • 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.
  • Smallmouth bass
  • 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
  • No min. size. Daily limit 15. Only 1 over 14" may be retained.
  • Largemouth bass
  • 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
  • No min. size. Daily limit 10. Max. size 12", except 1 over 17" may be retained.
  • Channel catfish
  • 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
  • No min. size. Daily limit 10.
  • Walleye
  • 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
  • No min. size. Daily limit 16. Only 1 over 22" may be retained.
  • Other game fish
  • 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

TAHUYA LAKE

  • Smallmouth bass
  • Year-round
  • No min. size. Daily limit 15. Only 1 over 14" may be retained.
  • Largemouth bass
  • Year-round
  • No min. size. Daily limit 10. Max. size 12", except 1 over 17" may be retained.
  • Channel catfish
  • Year-round
  • No min. size. Daily limit 10.
  • Walleye
  • Year-round
  • No min. size. Daily limit 16. Only 1 over 22" may be retained.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

WILDCAT LAKE

  • All game fish
  • 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

BIG MISSION CREEK

  • All species
  • Selective gear rules.
  • Trout
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.
  • Other game fish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

COULTER CREEK

  • All species
  • Selective gear rules.
  • Trout
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.
  • Other game fish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

TAHUYA RIVER

from mouth to the Belfair Tahuya Rd. Bridge

  • All species
  • Selective gear rules.
  • Trout
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 15
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.
  • Other game fish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 15
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

from Belfair Tahuya Rd. Bridge upstream

  • All species
  • Selective gear rules.
  • All game fish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Trout
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.

PANTHER LAKE

  • All game fish
  • 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

TIGER LAKE

  • All game fish
  • 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

ROCKY CREEK

  • All species
  • Selective gear rules.
  • Trout
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.
  • Other game fish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

CARNEY LAKE

  • All species
  • Launching boats with internal combustion motors prohibited.
  • All game fish
  • 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon
  • 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
  • Landlocked salmon rules.

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47°24′14.9″N 122°40′54.5″W
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the Minter Creek is a stream located in Kitsap County, Washington, United States. It is also intersecting with Pierce County, Washington. Its coordinates are:
47°24′14.9″N 122°40′54.5″W
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