Native fish like to lay eggs in gravel, not mud.

Steelhead and other native fish have had thousands of years to adapt to flooding. Not only can they survive, floods usually improve the habitat by scouring out river bottoms, creating new pools and cleaning out the silt.

Historically, flooding hasn't been a problem for fish because they have had complex stream habitats, abundant riparian forests and extensive flood plains.

We use it mostly for perch. They lay their eggs on the trees.

The gravel went with a gentle slope, and that's where the fish were. I knew they spawn in that area. The wind helped a lot.

It's not even in mud.