For summer steelhead fishing when the water gets really low and clear I get most of my fish in the riffles leading into a drift. I like using a fixed float because sometimes I fish the jig a foot under the float. First light is the best time but when the sun gets on the water I still target the riffles using red/black,cerise combinations. One of my favorite baits is crawdad tails tipped on a jig. It's like candy to summer steelhead.

Mark