- Dates
- circa 1964-02 – circa 1964-03
- Kind
- Sports
- Where
- Lake Geneserath · Barney’s Lake
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- fishingenvironmenttourismcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The March 1964 Beaver Beacon reported ice fishing at Lake Geneserath and Barney’s Lake. Don Nelson and family were said to have caught pike at Geneserath, while Dr. Sorenson and Vic Sorenson were reported catching perch and bluegills at Barney’s Lake and finding pike fishing good at Geneserath.
Evidence and limits
This is a seasonal newspaper report. It does not provide catch totals, specimen measurements, fishing effort, or a formal fisheries assessment.
Sources
- Reports Don Nelson and family catching pike at Lake Geneserath and Dr. Sorenson with Vic Sorenson fishing Barney’s Lake for perch and bluegills, with pike also reported at Geneserath; it provides no catch log, effort data, or independent fisheries survey.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1964-03_Beaver-Beacon
- The held seven-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 · 1964-03_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island winter ice-fishing report, 1964”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-winter-ice-fishing-report-1964/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1964, “Game News.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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