Real good advise from both Mikey and Delaware. As Delaware mentioned, if it's steelhead or browns your after it will save you a potentially significant learning curve hiring a guide to get you started and pointed in the right direction. There's a number of good guides on the river and more who I'd stay away from but it's money very well spent if your pursuit is trout. Also as Delaware's said, salmon regardless of what some people want to believe are there to spawn and while some salmon will hit a lure out of aggression, they're purpose in the river is to further the species and they're not interested in biting. 99% of the fish hooked are snagged. That being said, there's a huge difference between casting 10 split shots with an 8/0 hook and surf rod versus the approach Mikey and Delaware recommended. Find the seams or holes the fish are running and get your drift down to where your ticking the bottom. Salmon have huge mouths and if you perfect your drift you'll be surprised how many salmon you'll hook up just by virtue of your line basically drifting into their mouth. If your interested in keeping a fish or two, fish hooked in the mouth can be retained, fish foul hooked anywhere else have to be released. Many people break off any fish hooked outside the mouth so others around them can keep fishing, just something to consider. With the lighter leader your leader should break as opposed to your main line. One last bit of advise, if possible I would avoid your two day trip being the Columbus Day Weekend. Very crowded on the river that weekend. Good luck and look forward to seeing a report.