Next Chapter Meeting: Sept 15, 2010
Fall's Best Trout Fishing by Jay Sheppard
From September through the end of the year there are an abundance of trout fishing
opportunities in our region. Jay Sheppard will explore many fall tactics and review
where and when some of the better fall fishing will likely be the most exciting.
Trout are preparing for spawning (browns and brookies), and all are loading up on
fat reserves for the upcoming winter when food becomes less abundant and water
temperatures may hover nearer freezing. Handouts will be provided on lists of flies
and other important information useful in trout fishing in the coming months.
Jay has been fishing for over 60 years, starting in Ohio and living in Alaska, Oregon,
and California before moving to Maryland in 1972. He has been active in the Potomac-
Patuxent Chapter and the MAC for more than 30 years and currently serves as
MAC Vice Chair for Resources. Jay writes a column about Tackle and Tactic Tips for
the PPTU Conservationist. He is a retired biologist for the US Fish & Wildlife Service
and lives in Laurel.
- by Nick Weber
Early Meeting Segments
Begin at 7 pm
Tying Bench
This month will find one of our favorite tiers back
at the Tying Bench. Jim Greco, master tier, will
be at the Tying Bench to share his expertise and
wisdom about tying and fly fishing. Jim will share
one of his favorite patterns, the latex caddis pupa
which he has found to work well on fall trout as
well as year round. Jim says that pattern that has
caught some really big fish for him. He uses it as
a searching pattern and likes to fish it off a dropper
in skinny water or with a strike indicator in
deeper, faster water. Stop by the “Bench” in the
Early Segment and see why and how Jim likes
this great pattern for fall trout and use this as an
opportunity to see Jim work his magic with bobbin,
hook and hackle and a few other goodies to
craft a first rate fare for our finicky fall trout.
Angler’s Corner
Come by the Anglers Corner and check with Dennis
Covert to learn all you need for the fall trip to
the Savage and North Branch on September 25 –
27. You may also hear some tales from the recent
outing to the Yellow Breeches or even Yellowstone.
It should not take much convincing why
you really should consider these fishing experiences
with some of our fellow fishers. Have an
idea for an outing, share it with Dennis Covert,
outings chair, (denniscovert@hotmail.com). See
http://www.pptu.org/outings/outings.shtml for
more outing listings.
General Chapter Meeting Info
A featured part of almost every month's membership meeting is the guest
speaker program. The Board of Directors spends a lot of time planning and
arranging for the featured speakers. We begin by designing a general theme
for each month's program and then follow up by identifying and booking potential
speakers.
The recent Program Themes were:
Theme |
Speaker |
Meeting Date |
| Salmon River Steelhead |
Larry Coburn |
September 16, 2009 |
| Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel Stripers in December |
Captain Michael Critzer |
October 21, 2009 |
| 'Ask the Fly Fisher' Forum and Fundraiser |
Panel of PPTU Members |
November 18, 2009 |
| Annual Fly Tying Demonstrations |
PPTU Members |
January 20, 2010 |
| Tips, Techniques, and Tactics to Become a Better Angler |
William Heresniak |
February 17, 2010 |
| Potomac Shad Fishing: The Rite of Spring |
Mark Binsted |
March 17, 2010 |
| Spring Creek Round Up |
Mike Heck |
April 21, 2010 |
| Maryland Wild Trout Streams - The Ones We Don't Talk About |
Tom Starrs |
May 19, 2010 |
| Fall's Best Trout Fishing |
Jay Sheppard |
Sept 15, 2010 |
| The Best of the Chesapeake |
Kevin Josenhans |
Oct 20, 2010 |
| Fall Fundraiser |
|
Nov 17, 2010 |
Time: 7:00 PM, Third Wednesday except December, June, July and August
Place: Margaret Schweinhaut Senior Center, 1000 Forest Glen Road, Silver Spring, Maryland
Directions: From Capitol Beltway -- North on Georgia Avenue (Rte. 97). First right onto Forest Glen Road. Pass Holy Cross Hospital and go across Sligo Creek Parkway. The Center is on the right, approximately one quarter mile.
The 2009 Annual Fundraiser
List of Corporate and Individual Sponsors of PPTU’s
Conservation and Education Fundraising Event
November 2009
| West Branch Angler’s Resort, Deposit, New York |
Norm Norlander of Nor-Vise |
| Clyde E. Witt of Riverlight Flies (wearable art) Cleveland, Ohio |
King’s Contrivance Liquor & Smoke Shop |
| Vintage Cellars of Clarksville |
Fortune Star of Jessup |
| Bare Bones of Ellicott City |
Great Feathers Fly Shop of Sparks |
| Backwater Angler, Monkton |
Orvis Shop, Bethesda |
| Pizza Hut of Central Maryland |
Bass Pro Shops |
| Chapala’s of Burtonsville |
Olde Hickory Grill of Burtonsville |
| Pepino’s Kitchen of Burtonsville |
The annual fundraising event could not have happened or been a success without the help of many PPTU Chapter members and friends; who are too numerous to mention individually. The following PPTU Chapter members contributed items to our fundraising event:
| Steve Bell |
Bob Dietz |
Charlie Gelso |
| Jim Greene |
Jim Grecco & the Rod Building Class |
Pam Grecco |
| Cathy Nutter |
Robert Simpson |
Walt Sheppard |
| Carl Smolka |
Larry Vawter |
Nick Weber |
AND
all those individuals who helped organize, set up, run the flea market and clean up after!
Bruce Eberle
Fundraising Chair