hey even though this is an old thread i just read all the comments and couldnt agree more with all of you!
i fish elephant roughly 200 hrs a year. Check out my profile gallery from fishing summer 2014 on elephant lake. I do believe the pike are still causing a problem on the lake but the fish are there, you just gotta get after them!
and just to motivate you all there is walleye and muskie! If anyone targets muskie on elephant please pm me.