still on this debate about flossing, lining, salmon-don't strike...etc etc. Salmons do strike, even boots strike pink worms, flies, tots you name it. It is not up to the angler when they will. I have caught salmon on 3 ft water chasing a hot n tot clear water. I caught a steel on spinner. Of course a lot of bodies on the water will not help your odds because when they get spooked, either they move up, move down, hold under a log and shut you down. If you're patient enough to wait for them to open up, they will.
I have found spots that hold steel, as soon as I get closer, they're gone, I wait for maybe an hour, thinking about life and stuff, what I should be doing when I grow old and s**t...then boom next thing you know, they hold the spot again...