Foster and Quartzville this weekend

[SiletzTroutKiller]

A couple friends and I are gonna chase trout at Foster this weekend and probably head up to Quartzville creek for opening weekend. Probably just gonna use power eggs at Foster and spinners at Quartzville. I read up on the regs and did see use of bait is allowed so might pick up some night crawlers as well.

I do have a couple questions about quartzville though... will I need my waders? Are there only bows in the creek or other species as well? I saw something about brooks.

I'll be sure to post a report and hopefully some fish porn as well

 

[troutdude]

DUDE...thanks for the reminder!!!

If I am able; I'll be at Quartzville Creek! I'll be in an OSU baseball cap, with an orange bill. Plus, I sport an OFF logo on the back of my rig.

There are the usual truck trout. But also some wild bows, and native cutties. Not many of either; but some. Plus, I've seen some steelies in there before; and the Chinokanee spawn up there (which I've also seen). Also at the mouth, you'll sometimes find schools of kokes too.

WORD: any trout over 20", is considered a steelhead. So, if you have no Steelhead tag...must be released I believe.

Waders? Probably not; unless you really want to explore. Then yes.

Hope to see ya!

P.S. This is THE color you want, for Quartzville Creek (Fire Tiger Rooster Tail)!

 

[SiletzTroutKiller]

I'll keep an eye out for you Troutdude! If I see you ill be sure to introduce myself

 

[Socaaron]

If you follow the paved road all the way up till it hits a bridge and become gravel there's a killer/easy hole under the bridge where hardware works great(pretty sure it's a drop spot for the stocker truck) but the fish are pretty red bands. I then work my way down. Nightcrawler on a 18-32in leader with 2-3 split sinkers above, tossed or drifted into the eddy water behind big boulders always yields fish for me.
Good luck

 

[SiletzTroutKiller]

Thanks Socaaron. And Troutdude I forgot to say I do have my salmon/steelheag tag so if I catch a 20+ I'll ink my tag!

 

[TimberTodd]

TD and STK leave one for me for next week. Good luck to both of you this weekend.

 

[SiletzTroutKiller]

TimberTodd, I'll make sure to release most the trophies I catch just for you bud! Good luck next week when you venture out there

 

[troutdude]

I'll give STK a pair of hip waders, so he can chase a few downstream for ya. The pockets will be full!

 

[TimberTodd]

You guys are A OK in my book!!

 

[markasd]

More than once have seen steelhead under that bridge.. didn't try to fish em, but did see a few laying under the trees on the south side.

 

[troutdude]

More than once have seen steelhead under that bridge.. didn't try to fish em, but did see a few laying under the trees on the south side.

Me too. But, I've never gotten one to bite!

 

[sapo]

Never been to this creek, but I'll be going in a few weeks. Thanks for the info!

 

[SiletzTroutKiller]

Went out to both Foster and Quartzville today and got skunked at both! Had one hook up at Quarzville though probably a 13" bow but couldn't tell you for sure. The weather was pretty crappy too but hey I spent my day fishing and not a whole lot beats that

 

[TimberTodd]

I was skunked on Quartzville today. I didn't mind though, its such a beautiful area.

 

[troutdude]

Weird; but it wasn't stocked prior to the opener. It won't get it's first batch, until next week. Glad you enjoyed it anyway Todd. It is indeed a pretty stretch of Oregon!