- Date
- circa 1966-06
- Kind
- Observation
- Where
- Beaver Island · Garden Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- fishingwildliferecreationeconomy
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The June 1966 Beaver Beacon reported strong smallmouth-bass fishing around Garden Island and said Charlie Martin’s pound nets produced an 1,800-pound whitefish catch in one day.
Evidence and limits
These are local newspaper observations and a reported commercial catch, not a fisheries survey, official harvest record, or complete business ledger.
Sources
- Reports strong smallmouth-bass catches around Garden Island, rising lake levels, and Charlie Martin's commercial whitefish pound-net catch of 1,800 pounds in one day; it is local newspaper reporting rather than a fisheries survey or commercial ledger.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1966-06_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published game and fishing report; it does not expand the source-specific catch or business claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1966-06_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island bass and commercial fishing report, June 1966”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-june-1966-game-and-fishing-report/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1966, “Game News.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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