Name: Walt Wojan and the Sorensons catch a 17-pound pike through the ice, 1958
Start: 1958-02-24
End: 1958-02-24
Location: Lake Geneserath

Locator map: Lake Geneserath highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago — Took place at Lake GeneserathLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.

Event

Date: 1958-02-24
Kind: Sports
Where: Lake Geneserath
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: recreationenvironmentcommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The March 1958 Beaver Beacon reports that Walt Wojan, Doc Sorenson, and Vic Sorenson caught a 17-pound, 41-inch pike through the ice at Lake Geneserath on February 24. They also reached their limit on pike and bluegills, and the issue says Doc Ludwick Jr. planned to have the large fish mounted for display at the Lodge.

Evidence and limits

This is a newspaper catch report. It does not provide a fishery log, independent measurement, mount record, or complete catch account.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, March 1958, “BIG BIG PIKE.”
Reports Walt Wojan, Doc Sorenson, and Vic Sorenson catching a 17-pound, 41-inch pike through Lake Geneserath ice on February 24, along with their limit of pike and bluegills; says Doc Ludwick Jr. would have the large fish mounted for display at the Lodge. It does not provide a fishery log, independent measurement, mount record, or complete catch account. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, March 1958, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held five-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the reported pike size, date, catch, and planned mount; it does not expand the fishery or display record.
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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Walt Wojan and the Sorensons catch a 17-pound pike through the ice, 1958”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-big-pike-catch-1958/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1958, “BIG BIG PIKE.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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