with summer steelhead it getting to be the time of year to focus on Columbia river tribs, most other runs are earlier in their peaks, myself I would just drive over hw 84 to where the big D dumps in the Columbia, park at the campground and walk the trail up the river and catch a fish.. probably an edible chromer to boot... instead of a boot, but the Columbia has been fishing insanely well from the bank for float and plunk fishermen, heck, up by Bonneville you can actually swing spoons and spinners for them, the North Santiam is a great river, and I have done reasonably well every time ive been there... but its not the odds bet I would be looking at right now- good luck