- Dates
- 1962-04-28 – 1962-05-30
- Kind
- Opening
- Where
- Fox Lake
- Carried out by
- Michigan Conservation Department
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- fishingconservationenvironmentgovernance
- Within
- Fox Lake
Summary
The March 1962 Beaver Beacon announced Fox Lake’s trout season and described a three-year recordkeeping plan. The April issue reports that the season opened on April 28; the May follow-up says three brook trout were caught that day and that the Department planned a late-summer rainbow-trout restocking. The June report records 30 fishermen catching 33 trout in 78 hours through May 30 and gives a revised local estimate of 1,464 trout remaining. The no-live-minnows request is repeated in the May report alongside the earlier 1,497 estimate.
Evidence and limits
The sources establish an announced opening date, reported catch returns, a planned restocking, and two local estimates. They do not provide a formal catch census, stocking record, or later individual-season regulations.
Sources
- Reports that Fox Lake trout season opened the last Saturday of April, that deep snow prevented checking the 1961 planting, and that forms would record fishing hours and fish caught for three years before individual seasons were considered. It does not supply catch returns or a later regulation.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1962-03_Beaver-Beacon
- The held six-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 · 1962-03_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports the April 28 opening, asks fishermen not to use minnows because the lake had been overpopulated with them, and permits other live bait or artificial lures. It does not supply catch totals.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1962-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held six-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 · 1962-04_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports three brook trout caught on the cold April 28 opening day, says the Department would restock with legal-size rainbow trout in late summer, repeats the no-live-minnows request, and gives a newspaper estimate of 1,497 trout remaining. It is a local report, not a fisheries census or stocking record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1962-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held six-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 · 1962-05_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports that 30 fishermen caught 33 trout during 78 hours from April 28 through May 30 and says the count left an estimate of 1,464 trout. This is a newspaper catch report, not a formal fisheries census.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1962-06_Beaver-Beacon
- 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 · 1962-06_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Fox Lake opens trout season with a catch-recording plan, 1962”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-fox-lake-trout-recording-plan-1962/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1962, “Conservation Department News.” (and 7 further sources listed on the page).
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