Put in your time and pay your dues. There's no magic formula to catching steelhead. At this time of the year it's probably best to fish the mornings and evenings or concentrate on the deeper holes but, of course, that doesn't mean you can't pick one up in the most unlikely of places. I remember hooking one upstream of Seapost (I know the current sign has it C-Post, but the old maps all labeled it Seapost) in water that couldn't have been more than two feet deep, at about noon, on a hot, bright day in July. Go figure!
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i'm starting to deram about these fish. but after multiple trips to multiple rivers, watching the guy next to me pull fish out, i have yet to get one. at this point i would even take a little one. so, did anybody do any good on the n. fork of the stilly? if so, could i pry a little top secret info from you? flies, technique, any thing. i must have gone through 20 flies, a sink tip line, floating line, and a whole lot of head scratching. thanks! jer 
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I might be old---but I'm good.
No,but I will give you some directions from where you were. This will probably bring the wrath of some people down on me but so many know about it it really don't matter.
From where you were is called Hazel. From there go up stream a few more miles. You will cross two bridges,the Bolder river and the French creek. After you cross the French creek one,be on the look out for a sign the says Wildlife viewing area. Turn to the left there and the road is blacktop. Stay on that road until it turns to a very bumpy dirt road. It is a short distance to a rough parking lot. Park there and head east across that small trestle. Follow the path a short distance and there will be some trails to the left. Take them and you are there.ROFESSOR
I think it is best fished from the far side. You can cross at the tail out but be careful many people have gone down there. So If this helps--have fun. Jim :THUMBSUP
No,but I will give you some directions from where you were. This will probably bring the wrath of some people down on me but so many know about it it really don't matter.
From where you were is called Hazel. From there go up stream a few more miles. You will cross two bridges,the Bolder river and the French creek. After you cross the French creek one,be on the look out for a sign the says Wildlife viewing area. Turn to the left there and the road is blacktop. Stay on that road until it turns to a very bumpy dirt road. It is a short distance to a rough parking lot. Park there and head east across that small trestle. Follow the path a short distance and there will be some trails to the left. Take them and you are there.
ROFESSOR I think it is best fished from the far side. You can cross at the tail out but be careful many people have gone down there. So If this helps--have fun. Jim :THUMBSUP
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