DOYLESTOWN BOROUGH 2022 Fishing Derbies

Borough Dam in the Fanny Chapman Park
Boro Mill Hill Rd. and E. State St.

Clean-Up Day: Saturday, March 19, 8 am-10 am
(Rain Date: Sunday, March 20, 8 am-10 am)

Volunteers Needed!! Please bring your rakes, etc. and help out.

Fish Delivered: Wednesday, March 23, 11 am

Bring your children to help put in the fish

Pizza donated by Weis Markets, Franco’s, Nat’s, Domino’s of Doylestown and Dominick’s Pizza of Plumsteadville will be served

Youth Fishing Derby - Opening Day: Saturday, April 2, 8 am
Free for Children Ages 16 and Under

Free burgers and hot dogs, soda, sports drinks, water and other refreshments

Second Stocking of Fish: Friday, April 29, 10 am

Seniors, Handicapped Persons, and Disabled Veterans Fishing Derby:
Saturday, April 30, 8 am
(Rain Date: Sunday, May 1, 8 am)

Rods or bait, they will be provided for those in need
Free Burgers and Hot Dogs and/or sandwiches and refreshments

SPONSORED BY THE FRIENDS OF THE BOROUGH DAM,
DOYLESTOWN ROTARY, DAVE’S SPORTS CENTER,
and the BBOROUGH OF DOYLESTOWN

Your financial support is needed to keep this program alive!
Please send your tax deductible donation to:

Friends of the Borough Dam
Doylestown Borough Hall, 10 Doyle St., Doylestown, PA 18901

Old/used fishing rods and reels are also needed for use during the derbies.
Items may be dropped off at Dave’s Sports Center, 1127 N. Easton Rd., Doylestown, or at Mt. Lake Pool & Patio, 4140 Skyron Drive

These items will be retrofitted for use by those in need. Donations are greatly appreciated!

Volunteers are also needed for ALL events especially fishermen for the Seniors, Handicapped Persons, and Disabled Veterans Fishing Derby.

ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CALL GERRY HIGGINS,
BOROUGH DAM FISHING PROGRAM CO-CHAIRMAN, AT 267-266-5687
(Leave a message & he will call you back)

​2021 Youth Fishing Program at the Borough Dam in Chapman Park
On behalf of Doylestown Borough, The Friends of the Borough Dam, and the Doylestown Rotary, we are sorry to have to inform you that our Youth Fishing Program, including Opening Day and the Senior/Handicapped Fishing Derbies, will once again have to be cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. When we took the step last year, we told you that we would be back, better than ever. That is still our pledge to you, but, unfortunately, we will have to wait another year.
Be assured that the program is still alive and both it and the pond itself are being actively managed. Although we can’t get together as usual, we are planning to stock the pond with large mouth bass, bluegills, minnows for forage, and a small number of trout. Children, seniors, and the handicapped will still be welcome to fish, along with any adult chaperones.
We also hope to use the time to make some needed physical improvements to the pond and surrounding area including fish habitat structures, improved signage, and replacement landscaping. Your generosity continues to make this possible.
Although it is not the season we would prefer, our goal is to provide fishing in 2021 as a much needed outdoor activity for the community.