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Maurice Tyler reports the first catch from Beaver Island bass refuge, 1960

Also 1960 Beaver Island bass refuge catch

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TypeEvent
Date1960-08
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1960-08
Kind
Sports
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
fishingconservationcommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

Maurice Tyler of Kalamazoo reported the first catch at a new Beaver Island bass refuge established by the Game Club during the previous winter.

Evidence and limits

The notice does not identify the water body, fish, catch date, refuge boundary, or management rule.

Open questions

  • Which Game Club, conservation, and fishery records identify the refuge and its results?

See also

Sources

  1. Reports Maurice Tyler of Kalamazoo making the first catch at the new bass refuge established by the Game Club the previous winter. It does not name the water body, give catch details, or provide the refuge boundaries or management rules.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1960-08_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held four-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 · 1960-08_Beaver-Beacon

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Maurice Tyler reports the first catch from Beaver Island bass refuge, 1960”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-bass-refuge-first-catch-1960/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1960, bass-refuge notice. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

Last revised 2026-08-03. Fill in [date] with the date you read it — this page is static and cannot know that.

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