My best rig for steelies would be a bunny leech in black, red or orange....a 4' leader of 12 lb test, a 250 grain to 450 grain 12 - 15' sink tip loop spliced to a weight forward floating line (where on the floating line the taper has been cut off and a loop has been added).

I also would concentrate on fishing the bars rather than deep slots of fast moving water. A good bar has a small drop, a definite current seam and has 4 - 7' of depth to it.

On the first pass through (usually early in the morning) don't wade past your knees and let the fly swing down and hold it there. Steelhead will be laying in the shallows. After working through the run thoroughly feel free to wade deeper.

Good Luck!!

Another tip: Glacier Gloves work great in the winter. You can get them at REI in the Kayak section.