Hi: I believe in moving till I find fish. You need to look for fish as hard as you fish. Always try and be on the slower water bank and preferably the bank with high ground close to the water. Kepp constantly looking for fish ,not whole fish just a moving tail or a gill cover.Always look carefully at water with a bottom colour close to the colour of a steelheads back thats where he is likely to be.
It is often worth drifting a float and bait down the good side of a river . Short cast and simply walk downstream at the same speed as the float. You may not catch a fish but you may see one move.If possible see where he moves to; then you can stop and work him after you have rested him for about 15 minutes.
I`m convinced we are breeding non biters in the hatchery.Good hatcheries only reproduce from hook caught wild fish ;a sound practise.
coot