Fished the Quil last year in the open waters and on the river. Did excellent. Took home our limit every day for two weeks. Five people every time. Popular lure last year was a dark green buzz bomb. Drop to the bottom give two or three cranks and jig. Usually the bomb wont get a chance to get to the bottom. I have seen everything thrown at em and they hit. Trolled some for one day till I figured out what worked best. I trolled a green and black needle fish spoon on my down rigger in 12 feet of water and ran up and down the pilings. Caught 3 fish in 7 passes. The river is good times if you come prepared for combat. Definetly need polarized glasses. Bright chrome fish everywhere.
I used russian river fly any color with 14 inches leader and 3/8 to 1.2 ounce wieght. They will hit if pissed off. But I'm honest here. It's a controlled snag for lack of better terms. Gamies are under cover all over when its on. Stay legal and dont let anybody steer you otherwise. Make sure you record immediately and go barbless. Other than that, in the mouth is legal. Natives are legal and chums are big fines. As I remember from last year. I'll be there checkin it out really soon. Keep ya posted. We brought home almost 130 fish last year between all of us. Good Luck