Guess that spot

[The Tiny Fisherman]

Seems that some of you are getting cabin fever, can't blame you. Had a great ice fishing season and more to come for the pan fish.

The first in a series, will be an easy one,

[Mark Benson]

Looking west!!! How's that for the first right answer of the year!!!

Mark

[The Tiny Fisherman]

Mark, that is good, but where west? And don't come back, "on the flowage".....

You’re good, but not good enough,

[DPW Guy]

Entrance into Lake Bastine.

[The Fox]

I agree with DPW Guy, looking West Northwest......

[Mark Benson]

Tiny:

Considering that I knew you were going to start this post, I couldn't help but try that one. In most cases, I haven't seen the flowage in so many years that I can think I am where I am, but is that where you are at in the pictures. That doesn't diminish the memories of that great place!!!

Mark

P.S. Can you imagine if it would have been looking east??? LOL!!!

[timk]

Looking into Lake Bastine west side of the small island ( nice Muskie Bar too ! ) where Lipperds Use to be ( not sure if spelled the resort correctly ! )

[bupa]

I agree -island where hiawatha resort used to be next to.Island is where opening to Lake Bastine begins.My relatives own the old resort and 3 connecting islands-LOVE it on the TFF!

[The Tiny Fisherman]

Yep good job, hope Mark didn't influence you to much.

Here's another one and it isn't going to be as easy.

Finally the sun is out, come on spring,

[Mark Benson]

I know, but I ain't sayin'

Mark

[mkoeh475]

Is that looking west/northwest towards Big Island from the C8 campsite area

[The Tiny Fisherman]

Not even close.....Think turtle....

Have a great day,

[bupa]

western side of big island- usually see eagles in big tree

[timk]

Maybe the Big Island accross from the Dam ? Your right , this one is tough ! Though I know I have taken pictures of the Eagles in these trees ... wish I was there now ~!

[bobs port 608]

I couldn't imagine Tiny getting up early enough!!!!

[Evinrude1972]

Looking Northwest past the powerlines heading west with the entrance to Lake Bastine past the two islands. Shoreline ahead---Omearas Road Area? For the first guess the spot pic.

[Evinrude1972]

For pic two, guessing Long island area--with first bay on the left?

[mikesgotone]

Every time I see these pics my heart sinks. Someday i will live up there. and you will all know me like tiny. That is my dream,

[The Tiny Fisherman]

The hint was Turtle.......

Does this help,

[Flambeau dreamer]

how about that nice point south of the bridge that connects the big island with popko's? Angle two is looking back from the southwest????
nice to see the high water too

[The Tiny Fisherman]

Well it seems way too hard. The spot is on the north side of the Big Island, west of the entrance to Merkle.

[The Tiny Fisherman]

Not too many guesses so far.

Back to an easy one,

[skywalker11]

That looks like lake ten area, north side before the big water.

[Hot Runr Guy]

I don't have my "Snag-it" software on this computor, but that's the SE side of an island directly east of Lake Nine.
HRG

[The Tiny Fisherman]

Good job! For a first time user, skywalker11 is correct.

Here is another one,

[George]

Here's a question on Tiny's Lake 10 picture. Lake 10 is the name on the maps now. Anybody know what the old timer's used to call it?

[connor]

I'm guessing that is down in Beaver Creek after you leave the big water.

[Hot Runr Guy]

I don't know where that is, but that's a beautiful picture Tiny.
Thanks, HRG

[The Tiny Fisherman]

It is down Beaver Creek, but by the campsite at very end.

Have a great day, looks like spring is near,

[Musky Mauler]

My guess is under the power lines looking toward Lake Bastine (off to the left) with the island just visible on the left.

[Mark Benson]

Tiny:

Seriously, when I said I knew but wasn't saying, I was way off... to be sure I was on the other side of the island. The Beaver Creek one, looked familiar and number 5 is just to the north of picture 4 looking to the N/NW coming out of Beaver Creek, kind of looking toward Rat.

Mark

[The Tiny Fisherman]

That's not even close. Besides, I've spread these out so everybody gets a chance. So, it could be anywhere, but not there.....

Happy St. Patrick's Day,

[Flambeau dreamer]

is that the area known as the narrows... going towards bonies mound?

[The Tiny Fisherman]

Sorry, but that is not the spot. This one is so easy that I hate to give any hints.

Have a great weekend,

[George]

Well my Lake Ten question was kinda like a slow day on the TFF...no bites. When I was a kid the old timers referred to Lake Ten as Bass Lake. I have no idea why.

[The Tiny Fisherman]

For those that don't know the flowage maybe this will help.

Where are you people, anybody home,

[Hot Runr Guy]

looking out from Sportsmans Landing. There's a nasty stump right off the end of that dock, too.

HRG

[sureshot612]

tiny you should look into a webcam like some of the places up there have that would be cool

[The Tiny Fisherman]

Wow HRG and I thought that was an easy one.

Here is one even the older folks (don't want to name, names) can get,

[Hot Runr Guy]

maybe the little island just in front of (to the west of) Pink Rock?
HRG

[George]

Looks like Big Mama.

[Mark Benson]

George:

Is Big Mama in south central Beaver flats??? The two bumps on the sides of it are something I have not seen there, but if the water were really low, I bet they could show up...

Mark

[Nick Kanauz]

Yay...two time in a row to post today...thread seems to be working...knock on wood. That rock looks just like the Big Mama rock in the Big Water toward Beaver Flats. It was really showing last year. I agree with George.

[George]

Big Mama is where Mark described as south central Beaver Flats. It is visible most of the time. There is another rock, however, that is due north of Big Mama, about half way to the island. That one isn't visible most of the time. On most days the only way you can locate it is by the waves spashing on it. But if it's glass..proceed with caution! We call it George's Rock because even though I knew it was there, I was lining up the next drift and not paying attention and took my lower unit off on it. Hence the name George's Rock. Did you guys know that a new lower unit for a 115 Evinrude is only $1,800? Oye!

[The Tiny Fisherman]

That's it "Big Mama". The rock George is talking about we call skunk rock, because of the black and white stripes. Just when you think you know where you are and they pop-up on you. There is a rock due east, about two thousand yards of Big Mama, called Knock Rock. This is the one Porky damaged his motor on. There are all sorts of these through out the flowage. I've seen lots of people just flying wide open and then come to a complete stop (Ouch). It amazes me the they don't hit more. Its luck I guess.

Here is the new one,

[bupa]

Hey Tiny, Love your guess where pictures.Is there a map application you could use so us less than than familar people can see these spots on a map?I have only been enjoying the TFF for a few yrs and would like to learn more.

Thanks,Bob S.

[chicken]

Hey Momma, is that the island south of Bonnie's looking north?

[Hot Runr Guy]

that is the southern tip of Joe Millers' property, looking E/NE out of Bastine.

maybe.
HRG

[George]

Skunk Rock eh Tiny? Well it sure "skunked" me! :D

[the other andy]

looks like the view from r-23, Fisherman's is to the left and Baraboo is to the right?

[The Tiny Fisherman]

Good job Andy. Now for something different.

Try this one,

[Black Tuffy]

You are looking Northeast as you are coming from Rat Lake.

[The Tiny Fisherman]

Black Tuffy, you are correct. Boy your getting good.

Let's try another,

[mkoeh475]

Southwest side of long island. Your back is towards c17 i believe

[The Tiny Fisherman]

Your close, but that isn't it. Scott, thought you'd of gotten this one. Its you pontoon destination. Of course it doesn't look remotely like this since the tornado went through the whole area.

Have a great day,

[Flambeau Vista Retreat LLC]

Yes Tim, I realize that the picture is what C-8 used to look like before the storm. Now you can't even see the picnic table due to the downed trees; however, it will come back. Kathy and I always stopped at this site on pontoon rides as it was the last camp site as we headed into 4th of July Slough before heading back to Flambeau Vista! It was truely a beautiful site that was rarely used.

Enough of the sappiness. Please challenge us with another picture. Thanks Tim. Everyone who frequents this site appreciates your efforts to keep us busy before the May opener. 31 days to go!

[The Tiny Fisherman]

Scott, knew I had to shake the tree to get a response. Looks like the limit of two is taking up everybody's interest. Not too much you can do about it.

Here is another easy one,

[skywalker11]

My guess would be "around the corner"(another great watering hole) from fisherman's?

[gus]

Looks like the bay just south of the powerlines on the west side of big island.

[The Tiny Fisherman]

I see it took an old-timer (Gus) finally pop-up on this forum. Your close, its north of the power lines, by the Christmas tree.

Have at another one,

[Flambeau Vista Retreat LLC]

The entrance to Merkle from the Turtle River. It must be the warm weather causing to play hookey and look at this stuff when I should be working!

[mkoeh475]

Looking west/northwest from the entrance to horseshoe. You're standing directly south of the island that is home to what is now campsite f-14

[gus]

Sand bar on east side of baraboo.be on the right side coming out of springstead landing.

[The Tiny Fisherman]

Gus is putting you guys/gals to shame. Good one, thought Blue would have been on that one. Being his home territory.

Here is another one,

[bupa]

Looking north-lake Bastine is around the corner to the left-Big Island to the right?

[The Tiny Fisherman]

Good job bupa.

Here is another,

[LundAngler]

If I'm looking at this correctly...on the left hand side of the picture is the island you have to go around to get into Rat Lake?? This would be one of several little islands just out from that island.

[The Tiny Fisherman]

LundAngler, you are correct. You haven't been around much.

Try this one,

[mkoeh475]

Looking south from the Dollar Island area?

[luv2brw]

Looking northeast towards dollar and grassy island?

[skywalker11]

looking south along shore toward crows nest?

[The Tiny Fisherman]

Your both correct, its looking south off Dollar, including Crow's Nest.

Hope this one doesn't keep you in the dark,

[Mark Benson]

Tiny:

That's Moon Rise over the TFF!!! I like it when you give us easy ones like that!!!

Mark

[gus]

The bay across from the old fort flambeau.

[The Tiny Fisherman]

Good job Gus, thought it was a pretty cool picture. Mark, I guess you right too, good job......:-)

Here is another,

[Mark Benson]

Great job on that one Gus!!! How in the H-E-double hockey sticks were you able to figure that one out.

Tiny, it just had that easterly feel to it...

As for the new one I am looking south from Baraboo...

Mark

[Flambeau Vista Retreat LLC]

This would be looking up the Turtle River with Lake Bastine at your back. Pine island is a bit left of center.

Sound like Winter returns for this weekend. I guess we have to get the precipitation in one form or another.

[The Tiny Fisherman]

Good job Mark, your batting zero percent.

Last Saturday we were ice fishing out front and had twenty inches of ice. Looks like we'll be back into winter again. They're saying lots of snow and rain mix this weekend.

Last Sunday, Fluffy and I were sitting out front, wearing shorts and tank tops, grilling, drinking gin and tonic. Only thing missing was Scott, wifey, dogs and their pontoon boat going by. That was nice to have summer like weather for a change.

Keep up the good job,

[Mark Benson]

Tiny:

Can you tell I only get to beaver flats??? My only other choice would have been on the Turtle Arm, but to say so now, well you know... I still have fun with this thread and your pics are still great to look at. Gus really did do a good job with the moon pic!!!

Mark

[Flambeau Vista Retreat LLC]

Tim, You and Fluffy are lucky there was a South wind on Sunday so we didn't smell the grill going. Otherwise you would of seen me, wifey(aka Kathy) and the dogs. We would have brought a cooler and a picture of the pontoon boat!

Scott

[gus]

Thanks Mark.that one took a lot of zooming in and out to figure out where it was.

[The Tiny Fisherman]

Thought I attached a picture, but it may have not worked.

Mark, I'll be sure to put something out there that you can guess at... Glad you enjoy, see ya one daze.

Here is the next one,

[luv2brw]

The channel the runs through long island aka mile long island aka sausage island. My dad and grandpa had several names for it.

[mkoeh475]

Looking through the mess of islands northwest of Baraboo?

[The Tiny Fisherman]

Neither answers are correct, please try again.

[firetiger]

Going into horseshoe from the Manitowish river.

[BlueRanger]

Looks like the last campsite up Beaver Creek...

[The Tiny Fisherman]

Good job Blue, thought you may have forgotten your way around on the flowage. I thought everybody would have guested this one.

Ice is about half gone, but it froze back over this morning.

Have a good one,

[mkoeh475]

Looking NE from Baraboo. Fisherman's landing is hidden in the background

[gus]

Beaver flats.beaver creek to the left.rat lake to the right.

[The Tiny Fisherman]

Gus, your correct. The picture was taken just north coming out of where Beaver Creek meets the Big Water on the south. Facing west, towards Rat Lake entrance and Lake Ten.

Here is another,

[gus]

Sunset looking into lake ten.

[The Tiny Fisherman]

Gus, are you the only one that knows the flowage?

Have another,

[skywalker11]

Thats on the east side of an island near beaver flats.

[The Tiny Fisherman]

Your a long ways off.

Try again,

[George]

I'm pretty sure those are gulls! :D

[skywalker11]

is south of and next to the dam?

[timk]

Is it the ' Rock Island ' on the left ( mainland ) going into the narrows prior to the Pink Rock ( North of Lake Bastine ) ? The pictures all remind me of where I wish I was now !

Tim

[Flambeau Vista Retreat LLC]

Rock Formation Just up the Turtle River from what was "Idle Shores Resort".

15 days to the opener!

[The Tiny Fisherman]

Scott and Tim are both correct, good job.

There still is ice in this area and Bastine. It's about half gone, but with the six inches of snow we got Saturday didn't help.

Here is another

[gus]

Is this the island over by sportsmens landing?

[The Tiny Fisherman]

Gus, your way off the spot,

[Flambeau Vista Retreat LLC]

Island just east of the dam and north of Grassy Island.

[The Tiny Fisherman]

No Scott, that isn't either, but I'm sure you've seen it.

[DonH]

Is that one of the islands south of Lake Ten near the entrance to Rat lake? I've lost some Shad Raps in that area, among other baits.

Actually I've lost a ton of stuff all over the TFF. If I ever bought an underwater camera, I'd be the only guy looking for tackle rather than fish.

[Mark Benson]

DonH:

Don't use it looking for baits, you might lose it too!!!

Tiny:

The eagle looks nice though!!!

Mark

[Flambeau Vista Retreat LLC]

Yes I know I've seen it, as I even know where to pull in with the pontoon. So now I will say site C-10 in Merkle Lake.

[The Tiny Fisherman]

Don, where have you been, this being your first guest? It is in the back of Lake Ten. There are three little islands in a row. Can't believe that Gus didn't guest that one. I've seen him back there many times.

All the ice went off yesterday, but it snow again last night.

[Hot Runr Guy]

I'm thinking that is looking here:
HRG

[bupa]

I have to agree with hot r guy-Bob S.

[gus]

Thanks Tiny.I knew it but I just couldn't put my finger on it.As always lots of great pictures.week and a half to opener.can't wait.:)

[The Tiny Fisherman]

Two rights and no wrongs.

Good job,

[BlueRanger]

Looking north from the north end of the Mud Lake basin. I'm starting to think this whole game is a clever plot to point people away from the places where you actually catch fish...

[The Tiny Fisherman]

Blue, didn't think I was that obvious. Notice there are no fish pictures, there is a reason.

Docks, lift and boat are going in this weekend.

Have a great daze,

[ol'wildcat]

straight east of the old Hiawatha resort, just north of the highlines.

tom

[timk]

Is it in the narrows ? Your back is towards the big island looking towards the mainland . To the right is the Pink Rock and Left ( around corner , etc. ) is Lake Bastine ?

[The Tiny Fisherman]

Two rights, pretty cool.

Have a great weekend,

[Hot Runr Guy]

Aw, c'mon Tiny. There's a hundred miles of shoreline that looks like that!
15 more days for me!
HRG

[timk]

Is it going through the narrows towards Lake Bastine ? The shoreline is the ' Big Island ' and to your right in front would be the ' black rock ' ?

[the other andy]

in the horseshoe looking west, sieferts point is on the left

[The Tiny Fisherman]

Your right a lot of the flowage does look like that. Its going north, first bend, towards the pink rock.

Put the docks, lift and boat in this last weekend. Had temps in the 30's,, high winds and snow. Talk about ruff, but we're ready for the opener.

Here is a easy one,

[the other andy]

in Baraboo looking toward fisherman's

[The Tiny Fisherman]

Andy, you'er going to have to go further out then that. This a local hot spot!

[skywalker11]

Looking north westish, lake ten is in background. The big berm is straight west.

[The Tiny Fisherman]

I'll give you that one. Its where Beaver Creek comes into the Flowage on the south end. The picture is of the chain of little islands at it's entrance. With opener one day away, this pretty much concludes the guess that spot.

The rest will be those that are just plain cool.

Good luck,

[LundAngler]

Tiny,
Thanks for the pics again this year. Hope to see ya on the water!

Jeff

[Musky Mauler]

Hey, Tiny Fisherman: It was 50 years ago (1961) that Earl Tomek (of the now non-existent Tomek's Old Log Inn) took me fishing on TFF and vowed to show me the famous (or, should that be infamous?) "Mattress Island."

But, he never did. This despite my many attempts at bribing him through the years by purchasing numerous bottles of "Kugel."

Naturally I learned the location of "Pump Island" and "Swimmer's Island" and other islands such as that (including" Donut Lake"), but I've never come across the delights presumably offered at "Matress Island."

Could you possibly show a photo of same and then maybe somebody will disclose its location for my own edification.

Thanx!

(Golly! Earl wasn't pulling my leg, was he? Would one fisherman do that to another?)

[Hot Runr Guy]

With opener one day away, this pretty much concludes the guess that spot.


Tiny, thank you for helping us pass the time until we can return to the TFF.

For me, that's 9 days away!

HRG

[DonH]

1961 was the 2nd year we came up to the flowage. It was also the year my dad hired Earl to take me muskie fishing. I remember getting my stuff ready at about 4:30 am and hearing wolfs howling in the distance. That caused every dog for miles to go nuts. The day dawned dead calm and he decided to try Moose lake instead as he thought it was too quiet to fish the TFF for muskies. We never raised a fish, but we became buddies so to speak. As I grew up and started taking my own trips, there were nights he shut off the outside lights and we shot pool until close to dawn.

My wife even puked one morning while driving back to O'Meara's after a night with Earl and his wife (Elsie I believe).

Anyway Musky Mauler, how old were you in 1961 and where were you staying up there, or did you live up there?

My parents brought up up there twice a year. A week around Memorial Day and a week around Labor Day and except for 1 year at Joe Miller's, we always stayed at O'Meara's.

[Paul Rothenberger]

I'll give you that one. Its where Beaver Creek comes into the Flowage on the south end. The picture is of the chain of little islands at it's entrance. With opener one day away, this pretty much concludes the guess that spot.

The rest will be those that are just plain cool.

Good luck,

I know that stump quite well on the right hand side as heading in to beaver creek. It is quite away from the entrance though. Pretty wild you would post that stump. It has always been there too, I remember it as a youngster.

[The Tiny Fisherman]

Thanks for all the positive responses. Hope to see everybody on the water. I'll take a picture of Mattress Island and post it, as long as it's not too bad.

Well tomorrow is the big day. Tonight I'll dreaming about walleyes dancing at the end of my line. Fluffy will be dress in all her garb. Anyway you know how the rest of the story goes.

Good luck and catch the big one,

[lest5000]

im going crazy looking at these pics im 57 years old been coming up to the flowage my whole life blindfold me and put me anyware out there take the blind off and i will tell you right where im at .but i look at these pics and i dont hardly recognize any of them .

[The Tiny Fisherman]

Always nice to hear that you enjoy the pictures of the flowage.

Enjoy,

[The Tiny Fisherman]

Boy is the weather going down the tubes. They're talking frost in the next few days.

[Mark Benson]

Nice woodies, Tiny, besides its too early for FFluffy to be planting her flowers anyway... and it keeps the walleyes shallow a little longer too!!!

Mark