- Date
- 2000-08-19
- Kind
- Sports
- Where
- Lake Geneserath
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- fishingrecreationfamilycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
On August 19, 2000, Jo Ann Lange caught a pike in Lake Geneserath that she had named “Pikezilla.” The family account says the fish measured 38 inches and weighed 15 pounds, after a prolonged fight that included towing the boat.
Evidence limits
This is a family fishing account and photograph caption, not an independently verified biological measurement or fisheries survey.
Sources
- Recounts Jo Ann Lange’s August 19 catch of the pike she had named Pikezilla, measured at 38 inches and 15 pounds. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2000-11_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the published fishing account.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2000-11_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Jo Ann Lange catches the 38-inch “Pikezilla” in Lake Geneserath on August 19, 2000”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-pikezilla-lake-geneserath-catch-2000/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 2000, “No Big Fish in Lake Geneserath Any More?” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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