Why do we fish for winter steelhead? Most think salmon taste better. The weather usually sucks this time of year. Rod, reel and gear costs mucho dinero. On average an angler catches .043 steelhead per trip. Computed in hours; it takes 117 hours to land one steelhead. Note: my "scientific" figures are exaggerated, but in a season like the present they probably wouldn't be too far off. Why endure the interminable pursuit, when in the end most of us will release it anyway? This is a serious question. And one I often ponder. I was just wondering how other fanatics felt?