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Beacon reports the spring perch run ending and bluegill fishing at two lakes, 1958

Also 1958 Beaver Island bluegill fishing report

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TypeEvent
Date1958-06
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1958-06
Kind
Observation
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
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Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The June 1958 Beaver Beacon reports the spring perch run ending after about a month and notes fishermen finding large bluegills at Barney’s Lake and Lake Genesareth.

Evidence and limits

This is a newspaper fishing observation. It does not provide catch totals, effort data, biological sampling, or an independent fishery record.

Sources

  1. Reports the spring perch run ending after at least a month and fishermen reporting large bluegills at Barney’s Lake and Lake Genesareth. It does not provide catch totals, effort data, biological sampling, or independent fishery records. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1958-06_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held five-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the fishing observation; it does not expand the fishery record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1958-06_Beaver-Beacon

Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beacon reports the spring perch run ending and bluegill fishing at two lakes, 1958”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-bluegill-fishing-after-perch-run-1958/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1958, “PERCH RUN OUT.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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