Thanks for the compliments!
Yes, I load the mower in the boat to mow the island.
Cattails are a constant threat but with the right aquatic weed spray they are kept under control. Water Primrose is a bigger problem, harder to control. The flocks of geese that think this is a party zone brought the Primrose in. I don't try to eliminate all of it because it does stabilize the shoreline and the fish like to hide in it.
Last summers drought dropped the water level down 3', during a normal summer the water level drops about a foot.
We have a pedal boat that is kept busy during the Summer and family and friends like to fish for Bass and Catfish. The biggest Channel cat caught was just shy of 10lbs.