In my opinion the best time for steel is third week of Nov. to the second week of Dec.
I use a 10' 7wt most times but I also use a 9' 8wt alot. I use a SA nymph taper (wf floating) on both wich is my favorite line but I also use teeny sink tips from time to time.
Egg patterns are very important as well as a good selection of nymphs. Over the last several years I have been swinging big streamers and spey flies and having a good amount of success with them though not as productive as eggs or nymphs (for me at least) it is definitely my preference. You should definitely give it a shot. Once the water temp gets below 40 I drift nymphs and eggs almost all the time.
I like to fish the Salmon river at 350 cfs I feel this is ideal. Above 750 cfs it starts to become difficult to fly fish though if you concentrate on the eddies and water close to shore it can be productive.
I love the Douglaston Salmon run. You have to pay to get in but it's my favorite stretch of river. I feel it's well worth the price you should check it out at least once. The fly zones have nice water but almost always have very crowded conditions but there have been a couple of times that I've had them to myself but thats very rare. The upper fly zone is the nicer of the two imho and is generally less crowded.
Good luck
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