I'm not sure what to make of your response. On one hand, you say thank you. Then on the other you slam us! I don't think that is a very good approach, at encouraging responses.
May I point out, that none of us currently lives in North Carolina. And most of probably never have. If your fish is native only to that state--then, it's logical than none of us has ever seen one before.
You're post has only been up, for some 28 hours. I know that a LOT of peeps have been out steelhead fishing, during the long holiday weekend. Many probably have not had time to spend on this forum either; as they are with family and friends. So, at least give peeps AMPLE TIME to reply (before you challenge everyone).
In the interim, take a deep breath and be patient.
P.S. I was about to mention, that another possibility is a cross bred fish of some sort. We have what we call "Cutbows" here. Perhaps it is something similar?