Fished Merrill Creek for the first time on 9/27. Got some nice bass, including a 21.5" largemouth, and my brother got a 19" smallie. Didn't have any luck with plastic worms or jigs- all fish(9) were caught on wacky-rigged Senkos. Expect to go back for trout soon. Read many lakers 80-120' on the bottom, but we weren't set-up for trout.