Summary
A June 1961 review found Fox Lake dominated by small perch after fish-removal treatment, and the August follow-up still reported toxicity to fish while a conditional trout-planting plan awaited further testing.
Evidence and limits
The reports do not identify Mr. Cooper by first name or provide formal fisheries records; the trout planting and any later safety determination remain unconfirmed.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, June 1961, island news and retrospective notices.The June 1961 issue reports Mr. Cooper of the Institute for Fisheries Research and Max Hunt checking Fox Lake after treatment. The article gives a ratio of 267 perch to two pan fish and one bass in sampling and says desirable fish remained scarce in the 75-acre lake. The article does not identify Mr. Cooper by first name or provide a formal fisheries report; the suggested trout fishing is prospective.
- Beaver Beacon, August 1961, sporting news.Reports that a Fox Lake test still found the water toxic to fish and that trout planting awaited the poison’s disappearance and a department report. This is a follow-up to the treatment review, not evidence of a completed planting or safe-water determination.