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Maurice Tyler reports the first catch from Beaver Island bass refuge (1960)

Also 1960 Beaver Island bass refuge catch

Draft — sources verified, prose evolving

TypeEvent
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era

Summary

Maurice Tyler of Kalamazoo reported the first catch at a new Beaver Island bass refuge established by the Game Club during the previous winter.

Evidence and limits

The notice does not identify the water body, fish, catch date, refuge boundary, or management rule.

Open questions

  • Which Game Club, conservation, and fishery records identify the refuge and its results?

See also

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, August 1960, bass-refuge notice.
    Reports Maurice Tyler of Kalamazoo making the first catch at the new bass refuge established by the Game Club the previous winter. It does not name the water body, give catch details, or provide the refuge boundaries or management rules.