- Date
- circa 1964-08
- Kind
- Sports
- Where
- Lake Geneserath
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- fishingenvironmentcommunitytourism
- Within
- Lake Geneserath
Summary
The August 1964 Beaver Beacon reported that Elmer Smith spent twelve days fishing Lake Geneserath while staying at Ralph Rutt’s. The printed tally was 601 bullheads, of which 423 were kept, 235 smoked, and 188 skinned, along with six perch, three bigmouth bass, two small bass, one northern pike, a small turtle, and a limit of bluegills.
Evidence and limits
This is a self-reported newspaper catch tally. It does not establish a creel survey, fishing-license record, species verification, or conservation finding.
Sources
- Reports Elmer Smith staying at Ralph Rutt’s and fishing Lake Geneserath for twelve days: 601 bullheads, 423 kept, 235 smoked, 188 skinned, six perch, three bigmouth bass, two small bass, one northern pike, a small turtle, and a limit of bluegills. It is a self-reported newspaper tally, not a creel survey or wildlife record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1964-08_Beaver-Beacon
- The held six-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 · 1964-08_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Elmer Smith reports a Lake Geneserath fishing catch, 1964”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-lake-geneserath-fishing-report-1964/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1964, “Fishing Anyone?” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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