You are assuming because you can't find anyone that no one is working?
I think quite the opposite - the people you are interested in (experienced, serious, and creative coders) are already up to their heads in the market in work.
You have to fight for these coders.
Perhaps you should take a look at other sources: rentacoder, sitepoint, etc... if you have had any replies that are suitable here. I have no experience on the above, so I can't really comment on them.