You are picking on me All the guides on the Quinault fish Steelhead this way. Most stop the drift before the riffle, start up the motor and pull the anchor in. My husband has done spawner surveys for the Quinaults for 20 years and when I asked him about this he said the area the anchor slides down in the glide isn't where redds are located. Maybe you should come out with me fishing, my treat, on the river(I promise to release all wild steelhead)All you have to do is show me some of your secrets!

ps no boats sunk by anchor yet here