Philly Fun Fishing Fest

Enjoy a morning of free catch-and-release fishing and friendly competition on Schuylkill Banks! Fishing Fest is ADA accessible and is perfect for anglers of all ages and levels of experience. No fishing license is required during the fishing competition and fishing gear will be available for use on a first-come, first-served basis.

The fishing competition is from 7am to 11am and will be followed by an award ceremony starting at 11:30am.

This program is brought to you by the Philadelphia Water Department, Philadelphia Parks & Recreation, the PA Fish and Boat Commission and SRDC.

ADA access to the event is via the Market Street Ramp, Chestnut Street Ramp, at-grade railroad crossing at Locust Street, and the Schuylkill River Parks Connector Bridge.

Register for the event here.

Thank you to Sport Master Bait and Tackle for donating the fishing competition prizes and to Flambeau Outdoors for donating the raffle prizes for this year's Fishing Fest!