at a small crick in western minnesota i have had great success. it seems all the walleyes in it are 2-3 pounds and are very agressive. also caught nice big northerns and bass.

I've been to 9 Mile Creek seining with the DNR, we saw some huge creek chubs, suckers, and various small gamefish. Nothing huge but a very diverse range of fishes. I might go back this spring and go fishing with my ultralight and 2 pound test, would be fun and reminiscent of my childhood

ive never fished in small creeks before.What would be good bait for small creeks.I would probably be fishing the 9 mile creek.

If live bait, can't go wrong with 1/2 a crawler, especially if you're not sure what's in the creek, just about anything will eat a crawler. Course if the creek is full of bullheads(like the deeper stretches of the Minnehaha) you may want to try other live baits. Experiment.

If fishing artificials, I would downsize to very small plastics and small spinners.

A friend of mine used french fries on his fly rod for carp. The kids at the pond were catching carp, so he asked what they were using...french fries from Mickey D's across the street.

would you let it just sit on the bottom with some split shots?or would you let it drift in the current with a bobber?

Either are tactics to try, but your bottom feeder species(suckers, carp, etc.) probably won't come up for a bait under a bobber very often.

Personally I would go with 1/2 a crawler on a #10 aberdeen hook. Unweighted or at the MOST, the smallest split shot you can find. 2 or 4# test. If you find a deeper pool, put on the split shot.

Sometimes I like using ice fishing bobbers as well, they're super small and responsive

I grew up in New Brighton and rice creek in the spring is black with carp,suckers,bufflo, It rns into long lake near the lake we used to catch crappies this was prolly 18 years ago and have not been there in awhile.
Also when i was very young i use d to live near Mccarrons lake and I remeber amusment city I used to be hrs late for school fishing crappies in mccarons about 3rd grade.. good times

I went to the nine mile creek yesterday and the only fish I saw was a carp tossed up on shore. I figured I'd try it because the Minnesota is too high. I was at the park fishing with a standard nightcrawler on bottom. Does the fishing usually heat up as the water warms or was I just doing it wrong? Should I fish deep holes or eddies or find something else?

I haven't fished 9 mile before but I've seen rough fish, huge creek chubs, and a little bit of everything else (small though) in there. I'd fish holes and eddies, as well as slower deep runs (those are often the best). Hard to beat a crawler. I always put just enough split shot on to tick bottom occasionally, though sometimes I'll peg it to the bottom if drifting it isn't working