Welcome! I had never caught a steelhead myself, until joinng this site. In my limited experience, I would say the best peice of advice would be to fish where the fish are. Research your river, find out where the fish hold & when they are in your river. And oh yeah, dont over look the God, family,country.(ropin',huntin'& fishin' too)The diffrence between a roper & a pizza- a pizza will feed a family of five.