It sounds like this river is easier to fish than your stream! This river is difficult to wade because its large and is comprised mostly of slides, drops, and basketball sized boulders but there is usually decent shore or close to shore wading to get from spot to spot.

The hill wasn't so much sheer as it was steep and slick from leaves. The sheer face at the top was the easy part!

Last time I came, with a friend, he caught a nice 16" brown from the same spot I caught the brookie. I'll be back to fight another day.