Hey Lady, Couldn't resist. try to understand whats happening, when you cast out your lead sinks your corky or whatever goes downstream faster than the lead cause it's lighter. by now you shouldv'e reeled in your slack caused by the current against all the line surface area that you threw out with your cast. your weight is bouncing along, your rod being sensitive transfers this touching on the bottom as little hesitations in the drift based on the flow and type of bottom it is. Try to feel the rhythum of the drift, steelhead can pick up your offering and swim towards you slack your drift always set on that. Fish can descend with your drift chewing your eggs the whole way this can be difficult to feel but it can feel like several little taps or just your rod moving a little bit like you hooked a rubberband in fact you can try that at home. Sometimes you'll get a head shake thats like a big throb feel the fish has tasted your hook what kind of action is your rod? I'm not claiming I know everything I'm just trying to help this could go on for days I would be happy to speak to you on the phone if youl'd like