Launched dinghy off from behind the Usk store after teaching wifes friend how to fish with bobber and worm on shore. First fish I saw was a 20"+ pike upside down in the weeds. Noticed very large LMB around the pilings. Hooked into a 22" squaw fish on a kastmaster in chrome. Did I mention that the bass I saw were HUGE? Anyways, lots of tiny perch and bass were caught from shore, I didnt get any pike like I wanted to. Milfoil machine guys made a lot of noise coming through and pretending to work on their craft for almost two hours. That machine is a waste of time and money. Harvests maybe 5% of the area its in. Guy pulled up around lunch and said he got an 18" pike there two days ago. Sorry Kalispells and WDFW but once theyre in, theyre in for good. Gillnet all you want, cant kill everything. Ever seen pike spawn? Anyways, back from my rant- cant wait for temperatures to drop back down to do longre fishing trips. 3 hours wasnt nearly enough to figure out whats going on here.