Reading posts about first steelhead made me think of the first one that I caught. It was the summer of 1979 and my wife and I were in the Green River Gorge, Mercury Mine hole to be specific. I was fishing for trout at the time and slid a spinner down a little chute into a riffle.
I played tug of war for about 30 minutes before the hog broke me off. I did get to see it and I've been ruined ever since. I thought I was quite a stallion for keeping that fish on as long as I did.

How about your first steelhead?