I wouldn't judge the Stilly by last summer's run...we didn't get many hatchery fish back and the water was so low that fish were difficult to scare up. I fish it with a 9'9" 8wt in the summer and feel a 7 wt would be fine (but then I've yet to see a summer fish over 10 or 12 lbs). Wouldn't bother with the spey rod there at that time--there's little reason for such a heavy rod on such a small stream...although a 5 wt might be fun. The Skagit and the Sauk are another story, of course...