I agree with Todd. If you watch steelhead when they're moving or milling about, you'll occasionally see them roll on the surface, or sometimes swim along the surface for some strange reason. Sometimes around spawning time, they'll jump like crazy. These surface swimming and jumping fish are extremely unresponsive to lures in my experience, though the rollers can often be caught. Most aggressive fish hold near the bottom.
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If every fisherman would pick up one piece of trash, we'd have cleaner rivers and more access.