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Beaver Island fishing is reported generally good, August 1967

Also August 1967 Beaver Island game and fishing report

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TypeEvent
Datecirca 1967-08
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
circa 1967-08
Kind
Observation
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
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wildlifefishingconservationcommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The August 1967 Beaver Beacon reported that fishing had generally been good, although no spectacular catches had been reported.

Evidence and limits

This is a local newspaper observation, not a creel survey, fisheries census, or population estimate.

Sources

  1. Reports generally good fishing without spectacular catches before separately describing the Game Club and Fisheries Division plan for Fox Lake; it is local newspaper observation rather than a creel survey or complete fisheries assessment.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1967-08_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published fishing report; it does not expand the source-specific catch or population claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1967-08_Beaver-Beacon

Added 8 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island fishing is reported generally good, August 1967”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-august-game-and-fishing-report-1967/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1967, “Game News.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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