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Brandywine River Restoration Trust is dedicated to the restoration of the historic Brandywine River and enabling the migration of American Shad and providing equitable opportunity for environmental education and recreation.
Behind the lens at ShadFest📸💙
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Throwback to 2021🎣 Shoutout to Will for sending in this impressive snakehead catch along the water!
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13lb brown trout next to the zoo 2 years ago 11.6lbs once I brought it to the scale was 6oz from breaking the state record from over 25 years ago
Years ago the snakehead invasion was gonna be apocalyptic. How did that pan out ?
That looks like the exact same spot I caught my first snakehead back in June
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October agenda: free-flowing rivers, fall cleanups, and crisp autumn paddles 🍂🛶
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It takes a village! Restoring the Brandywine isn’t just about the water, it’s about the people who show up, volunteer, and advocate for our local ecosystem every single day. We are so grateful for this amazing community driving real change together💚 ... See MoreSee Less
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Swipe through to learn a few cool things about the American Shad🐟
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Thanks Fishing Report- nice graphic!From BRRT ... See MoreSee Less
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Throwback to last year’s ShadFest! 🐟✨
Hands-on moments like these remind us why conservation and education are so vital to our mission. Inspiring the next generation to care for our local ecosystem is where real, lasting change for the Brandywine begins.
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Yes and we appreciate all you do for so many!
Oh hey, it’s me representing Delaware Museum of Nature & Science!
Planning a crisp autumn day along the water? Swipe through for our ultimate Brandywine packing checklist! 🍂
What’s in our bag:
🧺 Picnic Essentials: A cozy blanket, tote, fresh apples, sweet treats, a good book, and a reusable cup for hot coffee or cider.
🧥 Layers: Cozy ribbed knit sweater, a warm jacket, and a beanie for when that crisp river breeze hits.
📸 Nature Gear: Binoculars for bird watching, a camera for fall foliage photos, sunglasses, and bug spray/tick protection.
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Which one are you checking off this week⭐️
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🎣 22 inches! One rod! 🎣
Scrapple pulled off another incredible catch! Using a juvenile perch for bait, he hooked a gorgeous, massive striper right out of the Brandywine.
Stripers travel 4 miles up this river to feed on shad—which spend 4 years in the Atlantic before returning home to spawn. Simply put: no shad means no stripers. For the first time in nearly 300 years, they’re back, and this catch is proof!
📍 Brandywine Mills Park, Wilmington, DE
🐟 22” Striped Bass
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It’s so exciting to see proof that our river is healing and growing healthier every single day! 🐟✨
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Got that Rappala out hey
Stripers have been coming up the river since long before the dam was removed. There are tons of resident stripers in the Brandywine, including this one. That’s likely not even a migratory striper. Yet you use it to fit your narrative. AThe striper are not there because of the shad. It helps, but they’re also eating peanut bunker, and everything else in the river. It’s not a rare catch, I’ve caught over 100 a night from the Christina and its tributaries. It’s great the work you guys are doing, but don’t make it look like what you’ve done has anything to do with this guy catching a striper
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