- Dates
- 1969-09-10 – 1969-09-15
- Kind
- Conservation
- Where
- Fox Lake
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- fishingconservationenvironment
- Within
- Fox Lake
Summary
Fox Lake was stocked with 500 rainbow trout in two September 1969 plantings, on September 10 and 15. The fish averaged three inches, and the Beacon expected them to reach the ten-inch legal size by the following spring.
Evidence and limits
The record preserves the stocking notice and its projection. It does not confirm later survival, catch totals, or the agency responsible.
Open questions
- Which agency conducted the stocking and what was the later catch outcome?
Sources
- Reports Fox Lake being planted on September 10 and 15 with 500 rainbow trout averaging three inches; the notice expected legal-size ten-inch fish by the following spring.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1969-08_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eleven-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1969-08_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Fox Lake stocked with rainbow trout, 1969”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-fox-lake-trout-planting-1969/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1969, “Fish Plant.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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