Good point Dan, but as Kerry pointed out mortality rates are subjective. I have no idea what the mortality rate is? However I do think that most of us here are probably not the "average angler". I think the average angler has a much higher mortality rate than we may have?

To answer your question ~ I don't know of anyone that catchs that many fish except guides and their clients. I also don't know of anyone that kills 5 wild steelhead a year either. I personally have never killed one, unless it died after I released it.