- Last Updated: 20 February 2020 20 February 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.
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Theme
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Speaker
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Meeting Date
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| Maryland's Wild Trout (Joint meeting with NCC at Rock Bottom Brewery) | Andrew Sarcinello | April 15, 2020 |
| Mono Rig setup for fly fishing | 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: 20 February 2020 20 February 2020
Mono Rig Setup For Fly Fishing
by Domenick Swentowsky
March 18, 2020
PPTU welcomes a special guest speaker: Domenick Swentowsky, editor of the Troutbitten journal (https://troutbitten.com/).
Domenick hails from Central Pennsylvania, where he has been involved in fly fishing since he was a child. After attending Penn State and Indiana University of Pennsylvania (majoring in English), Domenick settled where he could make Spring Creek his home waters. He and his friends started collecting fly fishing advice in a listserve that eventually became the Troutbitten website, which launched in 2014. Troutbitten has since grown to be a true online fly fishing presence with hundreds of articles written by Domenick and eight other contributors.
Domenick guides in central and northern Pennsylvania about 100 days out of the year, He has given presentations around the east coast and mid-south on euro-nymphing, streamer fishing, and general fly fishing tips.
Domenick will be speaking with us about his Mono Rig setup for fly fishing. While many fly fishers know about using long mono as a nymphing technique, Dominick's approach to this piece of equipment is more versatile. He will explain the theory behind the setup and discuss his recommended tactics for using the rig on the water with nymphs, streamers, and dry/droppers.
- Last Updated: 20 February 2020 20 February 2020
Maryland's Wild Trout with Andrew Sarcinello
April 15, 2020
Join us for a night with Local Angler and Author Andrew Sarcinello, learning about the wild trout streams of Maryland. Please note this is joint meeting with the National Capital Chapter of TU (NCCTU) at Rock Bottom Brewery,
Andrew is a member of NCCTU and will review some of the work from his recently published book, Maryland Wild Trout Guidebook, and provide you with the knowledge and tools to explore angling opportunities across the wild trout streams of the Free State.
Join us at Rock Bottom Brewery April 15 for good food, good beer and good times.