- Dates
- 1963-04-27 – 1963-06
- Kind
- Conservation
- Where
- Fox Lake
- Carried out by
- Michigan Conservation Department
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- fishingconservationenvironmentcommunity
- Within
- Fox Lake
Summary
Fox Lake’s 1963 trout season opened on April 27 after the reported planting of 3,500 legal-size brook trout the previous fall. The May Beaver Beacon asked anglers not to use minnows and to register fishing time and catch on a sheet at the launch. The June issue said trout fishing remained good but had eased as insects hatched.
Evidence and limits
These are local conservation and fishing reports, not a stocking certificate, formal creel census, or later regulation. The sources do not provide a complete catch return or prove the number of fish surviving in 1963.
Open questions
- Can state fisheries records confirm the 3,500-fish planting and the registration results?
Sources
- Reports the April 27 trout-season opening, 3,500 legal-size brook trout planted the previous fall, a request not to use minnows, and a catch-and-hours registration sheet at the launch.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1963-05_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 · 1963-05_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports Fox Lake trout fishing continuing after insect hatching and records a humorous claim about making a hook from a Beaver Island mosquito; it does not provide a formal catch total.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1963-06_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 · 1963-06_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Fox Lake trout season and catch-recording campaign, 1963”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-fox-lake-trout-season-1963/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1963, “Game Club News.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).
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