For your first question, the steelhead don't quit biting they are more or less spooked by the amount of silvers that have begun to occupy the same water and they will move from that area and you need to relocate them. Silvers can be very finicky and you have to vary what you throw at them until you get a taker, out of all those fish there is always going to a few agressive one's and that's the one you want to hook. Your last part, be veratile, big, small, noisy, quiet, various baits don't get frustrated they'll bite. Hope this helps.