Also, try a floating line with glo-bugs. The steelies are averaging 8-12 lbs. The Smith flyfishes best at flows below 3000 cfs. Fish near Jed Smith State Park, or on the South Fork. Stony Creek Clear, moderate flow, low 40 F's.
Fishing is fair.
Try indicator nymphing with beadheads throughout the day. On warmer days, attractor dries will produce in the afternoon, even if the trout are not actively rising. Fish upstream from Red Bridge. Stony is located 3 hours from the Bay Area, west of the town of Maxwell. Other reports - Mattole River had a slide just downstream of Honeydew, making virtually the entire river unfishable.