Legal or not, hazard or not. I think it is wrong to take the log out. Sure it's a hassle to get around but if you give it a few years it'll help promote a nice hole that will hold fish. This is much better than removing the log and losing the habitat that it creates! Much of stream rehabilitation has to do with adding just this type of structure to a river. Think about it guys. This is counter to what we really want to have happen. Don't we want to keep as much prime habitat on the river as possible so that we have fish to fish for in the future?

Just my .02 worth.