I think it's environment related, most steelhead rivers are romantic and beautiful, bass ponds.. Not so much. The tug is however the drug, so perhaps a lack of exposure to these fisheries is the culprit. The John day is a legendary bass river and I've been known to give up on the steelhead and...
Grundens makes a line of gortex jackets and pants that sells for about $120 for the set, comes in most colors and now they even have it in two versions of camo (which comes in nice when you are trespassing.. Kidding of course) if you are curious about the quality the top jacket is the preferred...
the NF Silver run is essentially over, which leads me to believe the lower main stem would be dead. There are still a lot of chrome kings being caught in the bay and tide waters in Tilmook,,
I would focus on the lower Trask-
The problem with fly fishing is it's often fueled by Romance.. A notion of something pure and religious.. When romance and religion walks in the room.. Common sense goes out a window-
If a person wishes to fish summer steelhead right now they should consider fishing the cowlitz, a non resident license for a year (april-april) is around $90. This will also allow you to fish the Klickitat next month when it will probably go to a 5 salmon limit again. The cowlitz offers a great...