Rule 1 for ungulate hunting is always hunt uphill from the vehicle.
Rule 2 is if you violate Rule 1, hunt downhill to a road.

Sounds like a couple of nice fish. Have seen hundreds of steelies but they were almost all creek fish. Biggest was 16-17 pounds. My boss C&R'd a 20+ on the Skagit about 40 years ago, which is probably the largest my circle of friends played with.

Tight lines for '19.