Doylestown’s youth fishing tradition at the borough dam began ca.1952.
By 1967 the event was being administered by the Doylestown Youth Recreation Council and there were 400-500 girls and boys fishing for trout, sunfish, channel catfish and perch; and youth fishing continued on Saturdays and Sundays throughout the summer months.
The rules stipulated:
- Ages 6-14
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