- Date
- circa 1972-05
- Kind
- Observation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- fishingrecreationenvironmentfoodways
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The May 1972 Beaver Beacon described a strong spring fishing outlook: suckers were thick in streams, trout were being caught, Fox Lake fishing was good, and perch and trophy-size pike were being taken around Garden Island. The issue also marked the mushroom season and mentioned morels and beefsteaks.
Evidence and limits
These are contemporaneous newspaper observations, not a catch register, fisheries survey, species inventory, or mushroom harvest total.
Sources
- Reports light smelt runs, thick suckers in streams, occasional trout, good Fox Lake trout fishing, a developing perch run at Garden Island, and trophy-size pike; it also advises mushroom pickers to look for morels and beefsteaks while dealing with mosquitoes and black flies. It does not provide a catch register, fisheries survey, or mushroom harvest total.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1972-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eight-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the published spring game and mushroom observations.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1972-05_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island spring fishing and mushroom report, 1972”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-spring-fishing-and-mushroom-report-1972/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1972, “Game News” and “Mushroom Season.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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