{"id":550,"date":"2014-09-12T16:35:00","date_gmt":"2014-09-12T20:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/fishing-success-schuylkill-banks\/"},"modified":"2022-12-03T13:41:53","modified_gmt":"2022-12-03T18:41:53","slug":"fishing-success-schuylkill-banks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/fishing-success-schuylkill-banks\/","title":{"rendered":"A Fishing Success on Schuylkill Banks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; background: white;\"><span arial=\"\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/static\/fish2.jpg\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">On Saturday, September 6<span class=\"s1\">th,\u00a0<\/span>the Philadelphia Water Department, the Schuylkill River Development Corporation, Philadelphia Parks &#038; Recreation, and PA Fish &#038; Boat convened at Schuylkill Banks for the 10<span class=\"s1\"><sup>th<\/sup><\/span>\u00a0Annual Philly Fun Fishing Fest. With sunny, perfect weather it was a great opportunity for family and friends to unwind by the water and try their hand at fishing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Collectively, the crowds of anglers caught (and released) 46 fish! Eight different species were represented, including Channel Catfish, Striped Bass, Bluegill, American Eel, American Shad, White Perch, Pumpkinseed Sunfish, and Red-Breast Sunfish. Prizes from Dick\u2019s Sporting Goods and Plano Tackle were awarded for the first fish caught, the largest fish caught, the most successful angler, and more.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to fishing, there were plenty of activities for the entire family to enjoy, including face painting and a Crazy Hat contest.\u00a0It was indeed a great day for fishing on Schuylkill Banks.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Check out photos of this fantastic day on our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/philadelphiawater\/sets\/72157647411965072\/\"><span class=\"s2\">Flickr page<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and join us next year in September when the festival returns!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday, September 6th, the Philadelphia Water Department, the Schuylkill River Development Corporation, Philadelphia Parks &#038; Recreation, and PA Fish &#038; Boat convened at Schuylkill Banks for the 10th Annual Philly Fun Fishing Fest. 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