Fly fishers, in particular, take advantage of these late fish. There is also a developing rivermouth fishery at the Steel and at the Prairie River, located to the east. You won't catch as many steelhead in the north as you will in the south. You might not even catch any some days. But if tranquillity, wilderness, wild steelhead, and spectacular settings play an important part in your fishing experience, a walk down any of these rivers should provide all you can handle.
Spring steelheading on north-shore streams is truly superior.