GZ: If you were "fishing too high" I can see why you might have had a problem with floats, but I would guess that might hinder you in other fishing styles as well.

You may be onto something with the idea of dragging a bag of guts down river below Blue Creek. I hear that steelhead sometimes gather there. Does that technique have a name? Perhaps you could call it "drifting a gob of guts alongside the boat."

You sound like an intelligent fellow and I think that you may one day catch a steelhead if you keep at it. Remember it takes patience and a bit of luck. Being able to read water doesn't hurt either. Read all you can especially anything written by Bill, the sack, Herzog. He's my hero.

And yes I did write a few articles about fishing the pink worm. In fact, I believe I was the first to write about that technique in the Northwest. But remember I'm older than dirt.

I agree with your comment about none of us being as smart as all of us. Bill H. says that a lot too.