Yeah, steelhead in both. You can gear fish both rivers (use of bait is also allowed for steelhead). You can keep adipose clipped steelhead in either river. As always, make sure you go over the regulations for specifics. I couldn't tell you how Hood River is fishing as I haven't been over there. I'd go there if I didn't feel like driving and wanted to take in some scenery and get the line wet close to H.R. The Sandy wouldn't be a bad drive from Hood River and could be well worth it.