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Beaver Island bass, perch, and trout fishing improves, 1970

Also Beaver Island summer game news, 1970

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TypeEvent
Date1970-06
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1970-06
Kind
Observation
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
fishingwildliferecreation
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The June 1970 Beaver Beacon reported better bass and perch fishing, productive fishing around Garden Island, and a new trout planting in Fox Lake.

Evidence and limits

The report is a local fishing account, not a creel census or stocking record.

Sources

  1. Reports improved bass and perch fishing, Garden Island-area fishing, and a new trout planting in Fox Lake.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1970-06_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published game report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1970-06_Beaver-Beacon

Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island bass, perch, and trout fishing improves, 1970”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-summer-game-news-1970/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1970, “Game News.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

Last revised 2026-08-06. Fill in [date] with the date you read it — this page is static and cannot know that.

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