Ran the upper and lower Big Quilcene yesterday for our first time. The level was 390 on the gauge found on this site which seemed like a great level but we were in a raft so don't know how this would correlate to kayakers. There were eddies present above all the drops but some were very small. We were able to run everything with three portages due to wood. There is still wood above Casserly's but it is an easy portage on river right. There are also the two big logjams that I think were there on the last trip report about halfway down the upper part. Everything else seemed good to go. It was easy to stop above the logjams though and the portages were not bad. Was definitely an amazing river with unbelievable scenery. At the flows we had everything seemed really clean. Casserly's was a super fun and clean drop. Will try to post some footage when I get it edited. Also ran Duckabush falls and the gorge below the falls which was one of the burlier drops I have run and worth doing if you are in the area. Hope this helps as this was a spectacular run in the OP and well worth the effort.

Thanks Dan. What was the first drop on the lower like at that level?

There is about a mile of easy white water then you come to a pinch, with a rock in the middle, cave on the right, then about of continuous rapids for a bit before it levels out again.