That does explain it quite well. I suspected you were a fair weather fisher but wanted to give you the chance to explain it yourself.

Winter steelheading is not for everyone. And I do thank god for that. Maybe it just takes a special addiction to both the fish and the river to fish for these magnificent fish in the winter/spring. Or maybe you just need to be tough enough to ignore the discomfort in return for the rewards.

I guess by your definition I'm in need of help as although I do enjoy casting a floater and a sparsely tied purple spey for summer fish, give me my preference and I would much rather be swinging a heavy tip and a 3" long Black Scampi through a soft seam of 42 degree water.

Might I suggest you consider changing your name to FlyFishingHobbiest. If you can't stand the conditions six months of the year, I hardly think you qualify as a Junky.

Not to worry though, at least you are steelhead fishing and not going on and on about fishing for humpies and chums.