Ryan during the 1990's our rivers were pittiful for steelhead fishing so I pretty much gave it up except for ocassional trips to the Klick or the Deschutes. So I took up bass fishing I am not that great at fishing sluggo's but I can flip and pitch a 1/2oz black and blue rattle back jig with a #11 black and blue pork frog trailer into any tight little spot you can imagine. My best largemouth came out is Silver lake in Cowlitz county almost 9lbs caucht it in October on the previously mentioned Jig -n- Pig. heck I caught a 7lber out of dumpy old lacamas lake last spring. I even fished a tournament once. Imagine being in a sparkly red boat going 60mph up the columbia at 6AM with dense fog and the guy driving the boat looks at you and says " watch for logs"