Just makes more sense to snack on alder from the road rather than wade through four-feet of snow...even for this long-legged guy...
He definitely wasn't going to move, but I had to get home (just ahead on the right)...he stormed-off really pissed when I finally nudged the Jeep too close...
That's a reasonable assumption, but actually glacier fed rivers with silt have many species of fish. Many are renown for their fisheries...Copper River (pictured below), Susitna River, etc., etc.