FJ is right. Every good steelheader goes through slow times, but the ones that learn something from it have less of those "slow times." Confidence is a huge factor, including right gear and presentation to match conditions.

Try to master one technique before you experiment w/ another... Being in the right place at the right time is usually helps wink
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"I have a fair idea of what to expect from the river, and usually, because I fish it that way, the river gives me approximately what I expect of it. But sooner or later something always comes up to change the set of my ways..."
- Roderick Haig-Brown