READER`S GUIDE to USING this PUBLICATION

READER’S GUIDE to USING this PUBLICATION
killed, but only a small portion of the lakes fish population is sampled during an
Boat
Rampa survey is dependant
individual survey event. The number of gill nets
set during
on the lake acreage.
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Your fishing map guide is a thorough, easy-to-use collection of accurate contour
lake maps along with geographic and biologic statistical information to help you
locate a lake and enjoy a successful day out on the water of one of Michigan’s
excellent fisheries.
Trap net: This is the main piece of equipment
used
samplingChannel
bluegill,
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by for
Navigable
crappie, and bullheads. The standard trap net is 4 feet tall by 6 feet wide with
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a 40 foot lead. Trap nets are generally set perpendicular
to shore in water less
than 8 feet in depth. Nets are fished for a period of 24 hours. Fish are captured
The heart of this book is the contour lake map. Copyrighted maps are used
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Information
A
by swimming into the lead and following
it towards the trap. MostMarker
of the fish
with permission from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and are
collected in trap nets are returned back to the water as soon as the necessary
not intended for navigation. The lakes selected for this guide are confined to
biological data is recorded. The number of Campground
trap net sets during a survey is
those that are accessible to the public.
dependant on the lake acreage.
Picnic Area
Electrofishing:
This
is
a
specialized
type
of equipment
that is most often
Each map is accompanied by a detailed write-up. In each piece, you’ll find
Fishing
Dock (Pier)
used for sampling largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, and young of the year
fishing tips and hot spots specific to the body of water you’re planning to fish.
walleye. A boat-mounted generator is used toShore
induceFishing
electrical current into the
water that stuns the fish, allowing fisheries workers to net the fish for placement
Fish Attractors
in live wells. Most of the fish caught by electrofishing
recover rapidly and are
Lake stocking records and management comments are provided
promptly returned to the water after the necessary biological data is recorded.
courtesy of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and summarized
Boat tie-up
to reflect management trends and objectives for each fishery represented. Please
CPUE: An acronym representing “Catch Per Unit of Effort,” a way of
Boatthe
Ramp
Marina
keep in mind that annual fish stocking aspirations are directly affected by state
representing
density of a species population.
Readings are in fish captured
per hour Carry
or minute
of
surveying.
The
higher
the CPUE value, the greater the
hatchery production levels and sometimes the numbers available for stocking
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Lily Pads
number of fish present.
fluctuate considerably.
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Submergent
Vegetation
PSD: An acronym for “Proportional Stock
Density,” which
is a way of
Detailed area road maps (1:210,000 scale) and lake access information
Portage
Access
representing
the size
structure of fish populations. It represents the percentage
of “quality-size” fish within a given population.
In arriving
at this figure, one
is provided to help you plan your route to the lake. If there is more than one
Emergent
Vegetation
Access
Information
Marker(the size
A
considers
only fish
of “stock” length
at which members of a given
access point on a body of water, the GPS coordinates refer to the primary access.
species reach sexual maturity) or greater. Young-of year fish are not included
To locate a lake on these road maps, simply use the alphabetical lake listing on
Campground
Stumps
in the calculation.
The higher the PSD number,
the greater the percentage of
the back cover. Turn to that page to find the area road map page and coordinates
“quality” fish within a particular population.
Picnic Area
for the lake. As a cross-reference, the area road maps include numbers on
Flooded Timber
RSD-12
(or -10Dock
or -14,
etc.): An acronym for “Relative Stock Density,”
Fishing
(Pier)
or adjacent to featured lakes, which designate the pages of the lake maps and
which is yet another way of representing the Rocks
size structure of fish populations.
information. Streams and rivers are also referenced in these area road maps.
This corresponds
to the percentage of fish at a given length or larger within a
Shore Fishing
Culvert
population. Hence, an RSD-14 reading of Submerged
25 for largemouth
bass indicates
Fish Attractors
that 25 percent
of sexually mature bass are at least 14 inches in length. On
While every effort is made to create the most accurate maps possible, the
Submerged Ruins
another measurement scale, the RSD- values could be stated as “preferred,”
process of merging existing DNR maps with the latest GPS information will
Boator
tie-up
“memorable,”
“trophy.”
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cause some slight differences to occur. (Especially on larger, more complicated
Marsh
Carry
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lakes.) Please use the GPS grids provided in this book only
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a guideline.
YAR: AnMarina
acronym for “Young-(to)-Adult Ratio.” This refers to the proportion
Emergent Vegetation
of young-of-year fish in relation to adult or “quality-size” fish within a particular
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population.
For balanced populations, the Manmade
index should
be about 1-to-10.
Canal
In smaller waters, 1-to-3 is considered a reasonable ratio.
Portage Access
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Submergent Vegetation
Marked Fishing Spots
1
Secchi
Disk: Used in measuring water clarity, it is a white-colored, plateAccess
Information
Marker
A
Gill net: This is the main piece of equipment used for sampling walleye,
size device
submerged
on the end of a line until
it reachesRail
a point where it’s
Emergent
Vegetation
Submerged
northern pike, yellow perch, cisco, whitefish, trout, and salmon. The standard
no longer visible; the depth at which this occurs is measured and recorded. In
Campground
gill net is 6 feet tall by 250 feet long, with 5 different mesh
sizes. Gill nets are
this book, secchi disk readings are given in English
measure.
Of course, many
Submerged
Road
generally set in off shore areas in water deeper than 9 feet. Nets are fished for a
Stumpswater clarity, and secchi disk readings vary according to season,
factors influence
Area
period of 24 hours. Fish are captured by swimming intoPicnic
the net
and becoming
Bridge
growth of vegetation, weather, location in a lake,
even human activity. Hence
entangled. Fisheries workers record length and weight
data from
fish,
Fishing
Dockeach
(Pier)
the
readings
given
are
approximations
for
any
lake—snapshots of the water
Flooded Timber
determine the sex, look for parasites or disease, and remove several of the fishes
Submerged Riverbed
clarity at a given time and in a given location.
scales for determining the fishes age. Most of the fish
takenFishing
in gill nets are
Shore
Rocks
GPS Grid
Fish Attractors
LEGEND Submerged Culvert
Boat tie-up
Submerged Ruins
90° 02' 30"
35° 30' 00"
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Access by Navigable Channel
Portage Access
A
Access Information Marker
Campground
Picnic Area
Fishing Dock (Pier)
Shore Fishing
Fish Attractors
Boat tie-up
Marina
24
AB
Marina
Lily Pads
Emergent Vegetation
Submergent Vegetation
Manmade Canal
Stumps
Submerged Road
Flooded Timber
Rocks
Submerged Culvert
35° 30' 00"
Submerged Ruins
Submergent Vegetation
Manmade Canal
W
Red & Green Channel Buoys
White Hazard Buoy
24
River Mile
5
Daymarker
Submerged Rail
24
AB
24
AB
24
AB
W
300.0
Light & Daymarker
Bridge
1
County Road
Submerged Riverbed
1
State Highway
1
US Highway
1
Interstate
GPS Grid
Red & Green Channel Buoys
Emergent Vegetation
Lily Pads
24
AB
Marked Fishing Spots
1
Emergent Vegetation
Marsh
24
AB
Marsh
90° 02' 30"
Boat Ramp
White Hazard Buoy
TIGER CAT FLOWAGE
El a
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Sout h Rd
Spider Lake Chain Lewis
Nels on Rd
Upper A Rd
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Cr e e k
D a m Rd
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Callahan Lake
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Little Round Lake
Panfish
Maximum depth: 30 feet
Mean depth: NA
Secchi disk (water clarity): 10 feet
Water color: lt. brown
Littoral bottom types: 20% sand, 10% gravel, 5% bedrock, 65% detritus
Basic management: muskie, walleye, bass, panfish
Accessibility: 2) Placid Lake Trailer Launch 46° 1’ 34” N / 91° 17’ 17” W
Accessibility: 3) Clear Lake Trailer Launch 46° 1’ 13” N / 91° 16’ 3” W
Navigable channel to other lakes in chain from above launch sites
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Rough Fish
FISH STOCKING DATA
age
Fingerling
Muskie
N Pike
Walleye
LM Bass
SM Bass
Trout
Catfish
Sturgeon
B Crappie
W Crappie
Bluegill
Pumpkinseed
Y Perch
Bl Bullhead
Br Bullhead
Y Bullhead
Wh Sucker
Carp
Bowfin
Gamefish
C hie f R ive r R d
d
Mu ke
La
d
R
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Lake
Shorelength: 29.69 miles
Accessibility: 1) Lower Twin Lake Trailer Launch 46° 2’ 24” N / 91° 15’ 29” W
Rd
O ri o le L n
Lovejoy Lake
Surface water area: 1,065 acres
Lake type: drainage
Spring
Lake
Haw k Ln
122 25w
r
A
Twin Lake Rd
Pe
Sho
Camp Four
Lakes
V
U
Currier Lake
Ln
ni n s a R d
ul
Eagle Ln
B
TigerFarnsworth
Cat Flowage
Lake
Round
Lake
eR
Davies Lake
F ro m m R d
Round
Brandt Rd
To
w
Bluebir d Ln
Mcclaine Rd
t Rd
Lake
Area map page / coordinates: 16/E-2, 16/E-2, 16/E-2, 16/E-2, 16/E-2, 16/E-2
Accommodations: resorts
Dead Lake
i de r
Busse Rd
Rykman Rd
d Mirror
H il d r e t h R
Peters Rd
Schelle r Rd
77
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La k e S
Rd
Sp
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F ir
Tart Rd
V
U
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l Rd
he
et
s
rti
Lake
Whiplash
Lake
Rd
A l l e n Rd
nH
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Pederson Rd
Oo
er Rd
Ph i
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L inden Rd
TIGER CAT FLOWAGE
Lu g n
Ph
Geis
Sawyer County
V
U
L in n D r
Thannum Fire Ln
Sawyer County
Blvd
Murp hy
Paddock Rd
Sawyer
year
96
species
Largemouth Bass
96
Walleye
Fry
97
Walleye
Small Fingerling
27,300
A C C C P C A P C C
99
Walleye
Small Fingerling
13,650
01
Walleye
Small Fingerling
27,300
03
Walleye
Small Fingerling
27,270
05
Walleye
Small Fingerling
27,299
A=Abundant
C=Common
P=Present
FISHING INFORMATION
Tiger Cat Flowage is noted for its muskie fishing, though
more for quantity than for size of these fighting fish. It is,
most anglers would say, a muskie “action lake.” The impoundment is a series of lakes covering 1,065 acres, and its
various parts that sprawl across northern Sawyer County
also have individual names: McClaine, Upper Twin, Lower
Twin, Placid, Burns, and Clear lakes.
Warwick said that the flowage is good water for a kid to
catch his/her first muskie in. To find one of the
112
1,250,000
LENGTH OF SELECTED SPECIES SAMPLED FROM ALL GEAR
Date: 5/10/04
Gear type: Boom Shocker, Mini Fyke Net
Number of fish caught for the following length categories (inches):
species
Largemouth Bass
Yellow Perch
Muskellunge
Bluegill
Pumpkinseed
Black Crappie
Rock Bass
Walleye
Northern Pike
Smallmouth Bass
0-5
97
139
1
604
301
18
86
1
6-8
16
7
3
18
6
14
5
1
-
9-11 12-14 15-19 20-24 25-29
65
6
7
58
-
265
7
96
3
-
76
23
431
2
1
157
159
3
-
156
22
-
>29
Total
41
-
519
146
394
622
307
39
91
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numerous modest-size muskies, try the 10-foot dropline on the east side
near the Tiger Cat Dam (Spot 1). The muskies can also often be found
and caught on the weedlines in the shallow waters at the far east side of
the lake (Spot 2). Walleyes are also relatively easy to find here. Look
for them in a deep hole in the northwest corner in McClaine Lake and
nearby in Upper Twin Lake (Spots 3). You can also draw action from
’eyes by working along the 15- to 20-foot dropline farther south in Upper Twin (Spot 4). Look for walleyes, too, around a sunken island and
a deep hole in Lower Twin Lake (Spots 5). Though most of the fishing
is done in the flowage’s central and northern waters, the walleye fishing
is good enough in Placid Lake on the southwest corner (Spot 6) to
warrant a visit. While in that small area (which also has muskies — see
Spot 1), pause to test your bass and panfish lures in the southeast corner
of Placid. You’re just about assured of some action. Of course, bass and
panfish have also been know to go into a feeding frenzy for anglers who
work the shallow water of McClaine Lake (Spot 7).
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The muskies in this lightly stained water average a sublegal 22 inches, said the folks at Hayward Bait and Tackle,
15737 Davis Ave., Hayward, WI 54834, (715) 634-2921.
Besides lots of little Esox (some do reach 36 inches), the
flowage offers good numbers of walleyes, largemouth bass,
bluegills, crappies, and perch. Sawyer County DNR fisheries technician Russ Warwick noted that northern pike
have also moseyed into the flowage over the last few years.
The walleyes, which are stocked every other year, average
about 15 inches, and the bass run a fairly respectable 14
inches. The panfish are usually caught in the 6- to 8-inch
range. Outside of a few holes of water about 30 feet deep,
this impoundment features mostly shallow water. However, the lake wanders in so many directions that it provides
plenty of structure to locate the fish species you are after.
Most of the individual lakes that make up the flowage have
a lot of contour changes. The impoundment also has its
share of underwater and emergent vegetation to provide
cover for prey species and ambush zones for the predators.
Cover and habitat-wise, it’s all here.
# released
14,950
46° 04' 30"
77
91° 18' 00"
10
5
20
3
15
5
77
Upper Twin
Lake
46° 04' 00"
Rd
3
20
5
TIGER CAT FLOWAGE
10
25'
Max
Kruger Rd
Hildreth
Rd
4
10'
5
20'
15
10
46° 03' 30"
McClaine
Lake
10
5
30’
Max 20
10
15
5
10
5’
20
Farnsworth Rd
20
25’
10
Mertis
Rd
Dead
Creek
91° 14' 30"
McClaine Rd
Lower Twin
Lake
10
5
46° 03' 00"
NOT FOR NAVIGATION
Lower Twin Rd
10
7
Scheller Rd
Tar
t
15
5
Twin Lake Rd
46° 02' 30"
91° 14' 00"
91° 15' 00"
91° 16' 30"
91° 17' 30"
91° 17' 00"
1
5
at Rd
Tiger C
10
9'
5 Max
46° 01' 30"
bog
bog
30
32'
Max
Clear
Lake
Rd
bog
20
3
McClaine
Rd
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91° 15' 30"
bog
30
10
20
10 8'
10
5
5
Tiger
Cat Dam
Dam Rd
46° 01' 00"
Source: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, USGS
Clear
Lake
10
d
6
20
14'
5'
Cat R
25
Burns
Lake
10'
1
5
Tiger
2
91° 16' 00"
bog
Placid
Lake
Mengler
Rd
28' 10
10
46° 02' 00"
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