Oh... you were talking winter steelhead. The small water won't be as small in winter, and the flies/fish will typically be bigger, too.What weight do you think I need for winter steelhead? I’ll mostly be in the smaller sections of rivers/streams. I don’t have a boat and bank access is hard/private on the bigger/open sections.
Yeah... that's two different rods. Use your 5 for the cutts and get a 7 or 8-wt. something for the steelhead. Spey fishing and smaller water don't go together for me, but a switch could give you that option should you want to go there....