- Last Updated: 20 November 2020 20 November 2020
General Chapter Meeting Information
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. With the COVID-19 Pandemic, we are currently holding virtual meetings which are available for viewing on YouTube by clicking on the Theme title.
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Theme
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Speaker
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Meeting Date
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| Health of the Shenandoah Watershed and the Mid-Atlantic Smallmouth Population | Virtual Speaker: Mark Frondorf | November 18, 2020 |
| Locating & Fishing Wild Trout Streams | Virtual Speaker: Andrew Sarcinello | October 21, 2020 |
| CANCELLED | September 16, 2020 | |
| Smallmouth Bass Fishing CANCELLED | Mark Kovach | May 20, 2020 |
| Maryland's Wild Trout (Joint meeting with NCC at Rock Bottom Brewery, Fly Tying Demo starts at 6:30PM) CANCELLED | Andrew Sarcinello | April 15, 2020 |
| Mono Rig setup for fly fishing CANCELLED | Domenick Swentosky | March 18, 2020 |
| Maryland Trout Stocking | John Mullican, DNR Representative | February 19, 2020 |
| Annual Fly Tying Demonstrations | PPCTU Members | January 15, 2020 |
| How to Get Your Local Water Protected as a Maryland Trout Stream | Art Senkel & Steve Malan | November 20, 2019 |
| Winter Trout Fishing Techniques | Capt. Duber Winters | October 16, 2019 |
| What I Did on My Summer Vacation | PPTU Members | September 18, 2019 |
| Fly Fishing the DelMarVa Region SNAKEHEADS!!! | Joe Bruce | May 15, 2019 |
| DNR Report on Historic Wet Weather | DNR | April 17, 2019 |
| Flea Market | PPCTU Members | March 20, 2019 |
| In the footsteps of Joe Brook: A Fly Fishing Perspective | Jerry Kustich | February 28, 2019 |
| Annual Fly Tying Demonstrations | PPCTU Members | January 16, 2019 |
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.
Inclement Weather Policy
Since we meet at a Montgomery County facility we will be subject to the county closing policy.
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When Montgomery County Recreation must close or cancel programs due to inclement weather or other circumstances related to participant and staff safety the first notification is made through Montgomery County’s emergency notification system, Alert Montgomery. Alert Montgomery provides accurate, immediate emergency notifications from Montgomery County to your cell, work or home phone, via text, email or voice message.
Real-time emergency updates can also be accessed at:
- Recreation Website
- 240-777-6889
- by calling the facilities directly.
Given that participants and employees often travel distances and weather conditions may vary considerably across the county, residents are advised to exercise caution and consider personal safety as the first priority.
If you’d like to receive free alerts (in event of a major crisis, emergency, or severe weather event) for Montgomery County, sign up for Alert Montgomery.
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- Last Updated: 01 November 2020 01 November 2020
“Health of the Shenandoah Watershed and the Mid-Atlantic Smallmouth Population”
Virtual Speaker: Mark Frondorf November 18th 2020 at 7:30PM
Join PPTU and the Shenandoah Riverkeeper, Mark Frondorf, as he gets us up to speed on his recent research on his favorite watershed and one of his favorite fish -smallmouth bass of the Mid-Atlantic. Mark has had a long history of working for the environment and for local anglers. He has guided trips on the Shenandoah and Potomac for close to twenty years, many while working a day job at one of the local think tanks.
Of note, Mark was the principal investigator and author of a government study that examined the ocean dumping of U.S. chemical weapons. Not content to just point out a problem, Mark’s study explored the full-range of issues raised by the dumping, including the challenges and potential solutions to this complex problem. As the former president of the Potomac River Smallmouth Club, Mark successfully lobbied both Virginia and Maryland to issue and then expand their catch and release regulations. He was also part of the effort in getting the federal government to revise its regulations to allow wade fishing on formerly closed sections of the Potomac. To top it all off, Mark also served on the Board of Directors for the Mid-Atlantic Federation of Fly Fishers. Mark joined Potomac Riverkeeper Network in 2015 as the official Shenandoah Riverkeeper. His skillset enables him to defend the Shenandoah against pollution, protect our right to clean water, and promote the recreational use of this beautiful river. Check out Mark’s work at: https://www.potomacriverkeepernetwork.org/shenandoah-river/
The virtual meeting link is https://amadeus.webex.com/meet/motti.tadmor. Hope to see you on Wednesday, November 18th at 7:30pm.
Tight lines, – Karan Singh