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Event Series Event Series: Wednesday Free Fishing

CANCELED Wednesday Free Fishing

August 14 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Dock & Community Boathouse
Bartram's Garden, 5400 Lindbergh Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19143-6128 United States

Update on 8/6: due to the ongoing investigation into the chemical contamination on the Bartram Mile Trail, all boating and fishing programs at the Garden have been canceled until further notice. For more details, please visit www.bartramsgarden.org/2024contamination.

Wednesdays are for fishing!

  • All ages are welcome, no experience is necessary.
  • Free rods, tackle, bait and basic instruction for catch-and-release fishing on a first-come, first-served basis, while supplies last.
  • Catch and release only.
  • No fishing license or pre-registration is required.
  • Program may be canceled in the event of inclement weather or unsafe river conditions

This program will be offered every Wednesday, May 1 – August 28, 2023, when weather permits. For more information about fishing at Bartram’s Garden, click here.

This program will be offered every Wednesday May August 28, 2023, when weather permits. For more information about fishing at Bartram’s Garden, click here.

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