{"id":768,"date":"2016-09-16T17:23:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-16T21:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/photos-and-prizes-2016-philly-fun-fishing-fest-one-best-yet\/"},"modified":"2022-12-03T13:13:58","modified_gmt":"2022-12-03T18:13:58","slug":"photos-and-prizes-2016-philly-fun-fishing-fest-one-best-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/photos-and-prizes-2016-philly-fun-fishing-fest-one-best-yet\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos and Prizes: 2016 Philly Fun Fishing Fest One of Best Yet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Alex Sandoval caught the biggest fish in the under 14 category with this 22-inch catfish. Credit: Philadelphia Water\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/static\/sandoval.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em>Alex Sandoval caught the biggest fish in the under 14 category with this 22-inch catfish. Credit: Philadelphia Water<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Thank you to all who came out to the 2016 Philly Fun Fishing Fest at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.schuylkillbanks.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Schuylkill Banks<\/a> on Saturday, Sept. 10!<\/p>\n<p>Our partners at Parks and Recreation, the Schuylkill River Development Corporation, and the <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/kOYXvWPMnD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pa. Fish and Boat Commission<\/a> made it possible to have one of the best days on the river yet, with 195 participants and 297 fish caught (and released).<\/p>\n<p>Doug Rafferty, of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Bobs-Bait-Tackle\/154605027910470\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bob\u2019s Bait &#038; Tackle on Ridge Avenue in East Falls<\/a>, donated rod and reel for the grand raffle prize. Dicks Sporting Goods and Plano Tackle contributed more great prizes, making just about everyone a winner.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Check photos from the event:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/philadelphiawater\/albums\/72157670643017574\" title=\"Philly Fun Fishing Fest 2016\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Philly Fun Fishing Fest 2016\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/c5.staticflickr.com\/9\/8105\/29096472324_a6869d40cb.jpg\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fishing prizes, donated by sponsors Dick&#39;s Sporting Goods and Plano Tackle, were awarded in 16 categories:<\/strong><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" style=\"width: 485px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Category<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Winner<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Prizes<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Last Fish Caught<\/td>\n<td>Naomi Sandoval<\/td>\n<td>Take Me Fishing Tackle Box donated by Plano Tackle and compact tackle box<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>First Fish Caught<\/td>\n<td>John McCann <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> <\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\">Take Me Fishing Tackle Box donated by Plano Tackle and compact tackle box<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Smallest Fish Caught<\/td>\n<td>Michael Aimes <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> <\/span><\/td>\n<td>Take Me Fishing Tackle Box donated by Plano Tackle and compact tackle box<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Youngest Participant<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0Henry Gilchrist (2 years old)<\/td>\n<td>(Dick&#39;s) Zebco rod &#038; reel &#038; compact tackle box<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Third Largest Fish (Adult)<\/td>\n<td>Art Carlson<\/td>\n<td>Take Me Fishing Tackle Box from Plano and Dick&#39;s Sporting Goods Gift Certificate\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Third Largest Fish (14 &#038; Under)\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>Justin Marimelli<\/td>\n<td>Take Me Fishing Tackle Box from Plano Tackle and Dick&#39;s Sporting Goods Gift Certificate\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Second Largest Fish (Senior)\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>James Preston<\/td>\n<td>Rod and Reel, Dick&#39;s Sporting Goods Gift Certificate\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Second Largest Fish\u00a0 (Adult)\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>Jake Thomas<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> <\/span><\/td>\n<td>Rod and Reel, Dick&#39;s Sporting Goods Gift Certificate\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Second Largest Fish\u00a0 (14 &#038; Under)<\/td>\n<td>Joseph McCann<\/td>\n<td>Rod and Reel, Dick&#39;s Sporting Goods Gift Certificate\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Most Successful Angler (Senior)\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>Laurel Fraser<\/td>\n<td>Take Me Fishing Tackle Box from Plano Tackle, Rod and Reel, Dick&#39;s Sporting Goods Gift Certificate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Most Successful Angler (Adult)<\/td>\n<td>Joe Kelly<\/td>\n<td>Take Me Fishing Tackle Box from Plano Tackle, Rod and Reel, Dick&#39;s Sporting Goods Gift Certificate\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Most Successful Angler (14 &#038; Under)\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>Alex Bojko<\/td>\n<td>Take Me Fishing Tackle Box from Plano Tackle, Rod and Reel, Dick&#39;s Sporting Goods Gift Certificate\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Largest Fish (Senior)<\/td>\n<td>Jamie Lafferty Sr.<\/td>\n<td>Field &#038; Stream tackle box, Dick&#39;s Sporting Goods Gift Certificate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Largest Fish (Adult)<\/td>\n<td>Joseph Rios\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>Field &#038; Stream tackle box, Dick&#39;s Sporting Goods Gift Certificate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Largest Fish (14 &#038; Under)\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>Alex Sandoval\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>Field &#038; Stream tackle box, Dick&#39;s Sporting Goods Gift Certificate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thank you to all who came out to the 2016 Philly Fun Fishing Fest at Schuylkill Banks on Saturday, Sept. 10!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"custom_css":"","custom_js":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[35,37,69,83,110],"class_list":["post-768","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-events","tag-event","tag-fishing-fest","tag-philadelphia-parks-and-recreation","tag-schuylkill-river","tag-watershed-partnerships","wpautop"],"acf":{"suggested":null},"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/phila.gov\/blog\/photos-and-prizes-2016-philly-fun-fishing-fest-one-best-yet\/","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Photos and Prizes: 2016 Philly Fun Fishing Fest One of Best Yet","url":"http:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/photos-and-prizes-2016-philly-fun-fishing-fest-one-best-yet\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/photos-and-prizes-2016-philly-fun-fishing-fest-one-best-yet\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":""},"articleSection":"Events","author":[],"creator":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"@PhillyH2O Blog","logo":""},"keywords":["event","fishing fest","philadelphia parks and recreation","schuylkill river","watershed partnerships"],"dateCreated":"2016-09-16T21:23:00Z","datePublished":"2016-09-16T21:23:00Z","dateModified":"2022-12-03T18:13:58Z"},"rendered":"<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"wp-parsely-metadata\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"headline\":\"Photos and Prizes: 2016 Philly Fun Fishing Fest One of Best Yet\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/water.phila.gov\\\/blog\\\/photos-and-prizes-2016-philly-fun-fishing-fest-one-best-yet\\\/\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/water.phila.gov\\\/blog\\\/photos-and-prizes-2016-philly-fun-fishing-fest-one-best-yet\\\/\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"\"},\"articleSection\":\"Events\",\"author\":[],\"creator\":[],\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"@PhillyH2O Blog\",\"logo\":\"\"},\"keywords\":[\"event\",\"fishing fest\",\"philadelphia parks and recreation\",\"schuylkill river\",\"watershed partnerships\"],\"dateCreated\":\"2016-09-16T21:23:00Z\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-09-16T21:23:00Z\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-12-03T18:13:58Z\"}<\/script>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/phila.gov\/p.js"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/768","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=768"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/768\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=768"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=768"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=768"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}