One obvious problem is that not enough of those fish are sold around here to make a difference even if they were boycotted.

The market at Pike's seems to sell them regularly, but their about the only ones I know of locally that do. Perhaps others could give better input on markets/stores in their areas?

Most of the netted steelhead are sold back east or overseas.

Its the same with Columbia springers. At the meeting earlier this month one of the commercials was claiming that netters were the only way to "bring the fish to the public." More bs. I closely examine the fish in the case each time I'm in a store and I rarely if ever see fresh Columbia springer around here either.
Its nearly all shipped ot to higher $ markets.

You will see "steelhead" regulaly in stores, but its all farmed.

The crime only escalates when you see the pittance they get per pound.