dude, strap yourself in for in imho one of if not the best native cut/ rainbow creeks in oregon! a lot of my fam lives in vernonia, so when i have the chance i fish there. one time i was at the cree, on a golf course at my cousins wedding, and decided to walk down to the creek. i found a pool that had fish swirling, so i decided to mess with them. i had no rod,so i just threw caddis fly larvae to them. there were literally dozens of trout swirling and frothing at my feet ! another time that i actually had a rod, i fished this pool and c&r'd around 30 trout. yeah, thats definitely a good spot. although, due to the '96 flood, there is a strict catch and release policy to help recover the already recovered fishery! also, ive never fished the creek in winter, only the summer, so i dont know how good it will be. also, use natural bait for those fish, like worms, crawdad tails or caddis fly larvae. good luck!!