I can see how the Bow River could offer safe pools for the fish to shelter out the storm but other than the deep pools found in the gorges of the Highwood and Sheep, these two rivers must have been scoured. I have never seen such devastation along these two rivers. I recall having a conversation about Bull Trout habitat with Jim Stelfox years ago and how they had adapted to the washouts experienced in freestone rivers of our Eastern Slopes watershed. This was substantially more than a washout. One of the bridges out by Eden Valley was torn out and the I-Beams were twisted and strewn down river. I'd imagine the lucky fish were simply washed downstream but many of them must have been battered against the banks and such. I guess time will tell but this level of carnage makes me shudder at the possibility the population was pummeled.
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