Joni,
I meant no offense with the "dying a slow death" statement. It was meant to reflect the style of fishing and the fact that this fishery is never "red hot". Plunking is not for everybody. Some people have a hard time sitting in one spot for up to 10 hrs straight with nothing to show for it at the end of the day. Trust me, been there done that, might do it again someday. I never made reference to anybody being old, retired, etc. Some of the guys were younger than me. The spot is known as "Social Security Hole", even shows up on Google Maps that way. I have shown nothing but respect to the members of this forum, both on line and in person.
The point of all this is that the Springers are in the Salem area, and probably up the mainstem of the Santiam. Good luck and Tight Lines.
Indifisher