- Date
- 1963-07
- Kind
- Sports
- Where
- Lake Geneserath
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- fishingcommunityconservation
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The July 1963 Beaver Beacon reported two large Lake Geneserath pike catches. Walter Wogan and two sons landed a fish reported at an average of 23½ pounds and 42 inches, and three weeks later his son Ronnie landed another reported at 18 pounds.
Evidence and limits
The measurements are newspaper accounts rather than fisheries records. The source does not identify the exact catch dates, preserve a specimen record, or establish that the second fish was the same length as the first.
Open questions
- Do a fishing log, mounted-fish record, or Conservation Department report preserve either catch?
Sources
- Reports Walter Wogan and two sons landing a pike averaging 23½ pounds and 42 inches after a ten- to fifteen-minute struggle, followed three weeks later by Ronnie Wogan landing an 18-pound pike; the newspaper report supplies no catch register.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1963-07_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 · 1963-07_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports six Garden Island fishing trips yielding 143 bass, a tern accidentally caught on a cast, a water snake caught at Fox Lake, and the earlier 23½-pound pike mounted for display; it is not a fisheries log.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1963-09_Beaver-Beacon
- The held six-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the summer fishing report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1963-09_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports Donald Cole and his sons’ 47-inch, 21¼-pound Lake Geneserath pike and Ralph Rutt’s 27-pound turtle; it is not a fisheries or wildlife register.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1963-11_Beaver-Beacon
- The held six-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the game report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1963-11_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Lake Geneserath pike catches reported in July 1963”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-july-1963-pike-fishing/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 1963, “Fish Tale.” (and 5 further sources listed on the page).
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