www.theguideshop.com I began my steelhead addiction in the clearwater river.
I went to this shop in Orofino, and said "sell me what I need and tell me where to go". Twenty minutes later I was fighting my first fish. The people are great and willing to share lots of info.
I would stay away from Riverside sporting goods, this is the kind of shop that will tell you the fishing is red hot (when it's not) just to get you there. There is a reason the locals call him AlleBaBa, and his employees, the forty thieves. He is very high priced. It's 40 mi. to the nearest shop and he capitalizes on that.
good luck
I'll be heading over in Dec. can't wait.
Sean