Live in Jennings lodge Oregon, close to milwaukie Oregon. Caught my first steelhead last year. A fine six inch chrome on the Wilson River. I would guess that I know less about fishing than most. Welcome to Oregon and best wishes on the rivers.
Our pacific coast rivers are loaded with sea lions and seals. The marine mammals act needs to be changed to allow harvest of these pinnipeds. The extinction of salmon, steelhead, and trout along the coastal rivers is a very real threat.