- Date
- circa 1968-05
- Kind
- Observation
- Where
- Beaver Island · Garden Island · Hog Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- fishingenvironmentwildlifeeconomy
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The May–June 1968 Beaver Beacon reported strong smallmouth bass fishing near Garden and Hog Islands and large perch catches in the same areas. Commercial pound nets produced four- and five-hundred-pound catches for Charlie Martin and Don Cole. The article also noted lamprey marks on most whitefish, another weak smelt run, and abundant suckers in the streams.
Evidence and limits
These are local observations and reported catches. They do not provide a complete catch log, effort measure, lamprey survey, or biological assessment.
Sources
- Reports smallmouth bass and perch around Garden and Hog Islands, four- and five-hundred-pound commercial catches, lamprey marks on whitefish, a poor smelt run, and abundant suckers; it is a community report, not a complete catch log or fisheries survey.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1968-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eight-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the published game and fishing report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1968-05_Beaver-Beacon
Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island spring sport and commercial fishing report, 1968”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-spring-game-and-commercial-fishing-1968/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May-June 1968, “Game News.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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