“Fish survive floods and even droughts by seeking refuge areas where conditions are suitable to survival,” Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission Fisheries Management Chief Kris Kuhn said. “During high water, fish move towards the banks to find seams, pockets and eddies that provide calmer water and lower velocities. They hold behind rock substrate and submerged woody debris to find current breaks.”

“Fish can also rest right on the stream bed as friction created by water flowing fastest near the surface slows down near the stream bottom. Sometimes fish move into smaller tributaries during a flood and drop back when flows recede.”