Broken Rod , Newoodhntr again, I live on the Prairie where the dam was taken out. I don't know if you seen the job the DNR did on the river bottom but it looks promising. The City of Merrill is going to work on the park trails and shelter and handicaped fishing pier this summer as soon as weather permits. Maybe I'll see you down there sometime. I haven't fished down there to much but do trout fish the smaller lakes up north. Newoodhntr