Events &
Gatherings

Chapter meetings are the third Wednesday of the month excluding Dec, Jun, Jul, and Aug. They are typically held in-person at the firehouse with a remote option.

Our speaker for October is Capt. Rex Barmby of Rock On Charter Fishing. Rex will talk to us about fly fishing the Chesapeake Bay and the Orvis Chesapeake Bay Fly-Fishing School in Chesapeake Beach, Maryland.

The next PPTU fly-tying get-together is Tues, Nov. 10th (6:30 pm) at the Greene Turtle in Burtonsville. This is a great opportunity to share your tying knowledge, improve your skills, or simply watch others tie flies and talk about fishing!! PPTU members and others with common interests in fly fishing and cold water conservation are invited. We’ll have a focus on Euro Nymphing flies, but tie whatever want, or just have dinner! Tiers should bring their own portable equipment and materials. An electrical outlet is available nearby, but bring a battery-powered light if you have one.

Chapter meetings are the third Wednesday of each month (except December, June, July & August). They are typically held in person at the firehouse with a remote option.

Chapter meetings are the third Wednesday of the month excluding Dec, Jun, Jul, and Aug. They are typically held in-person at the firehouse with a remote option.

    Beaver Creek is a limestone stream located between Frederick and Hagerstown. It is one of Maryland’s premier fly-fishing destinations as a result of the spring fed water that supports year-round trout fishing for some of the biggest trout east of Garrett County and west of the Gunpowder River.  It is adjacent to the Albert Powell Trout Hatchery. The stream has a minimal drop in elevation, so there are no violent rapids or plunge pools. The streambed is a mix of rocks and silt with the silt becoming more prevalent farther downstream. The biggest problem with Beaver Creek is inconsistent public access that requires anglers to be alert for new “posted” signs.

The Catch and Release section begins below the confluence of Black Rock Creek and Beaver Creek, extending down to Beaver Creek Road near Route 40. This section has a healthy naturally reproducing stream population of brown trout. Below Route 40, the water becomes more of a freestone stream and is stocked with rainbow trout (Put and Take section). Rainbows are also stocked above the Catch and Release section from the confluence, upstream to the Hatchery. So, fly fishers at Beaver Creek can get two very different fly-fishing experiences in one stream.

Chapter meetings are the third Wednesday of the month excluding Dec, Jun, Jul, and Aug. They are typically held in-person at the firehouse with a remote option.

Our January outing will be held at the famous Big Hunting Creek in Maryland, near Camp David. The stream was fished in the past by presidents Eisenhower, Jimmy Carter and the noted angler Joe Brooks. It is a small mountain stream that consists of two sections. The lower section (canyon section) which runs downstream from the Camp Peniel Bridge to the Frank Bentz Pond is characterized by a higher gradient, large boulders, chutes, and deep pools (Bridge Pool, Presidents Pool, Staircase Pools, Stone Wall Pool). The upper section runs upstream from the Camp Peniel Bridge to Hunting Creek Lake. This section has flatter areas of pocket water, riffles, runs, and pools (Green drake Pool, Elbow Pool, Pump House Pool, Culvert Pool). There are several parking areas alongside the road that follows the stream.

During the winter, a bright sunny day over 50 degrees can really get the little black winter stoneflies and the fish moving on this creek. Stonefly nymphs crawl to structures, hatch to adults, and crawl out of the water. They fly away and then return to the water to lay eggs. So, both nymphs and adults should be fished near the edges of structures and the creek bank.

Of course, depending on weather, dress warm in layers. It can be 10 degrees colder out there than it is here.

   Our March outing for this year will be at Conewago Creek in Pennsylvania between Russell Tavern Road and Biglerville Road (Route 34). This is a freestone stream just north of Gettysburg. The stream is a short walk from either the upper parking area which is a PFBC Angler Access lot, or the lower parking lot at the Rockwell Lanes bowling alley. There is an excellent trail that runs the entire length of the fly fishing only section (approximately 1.2 miles) between the two parking lots. This stream has easy wading and bank fishing.

The Adams County Trout Unlimited Chapter will float stock this stream in early March, from the Russell Tavern Road bridge to State Route 34 (Biglerville Road). Conewago Creek is catch and release, fly fishing only in this section, so there should be plenty of trout in the stream for us to play with.

Chapter meetings are the third Wednesday of the month excluding Dec, Jun, Jul, and Aug. They are typically held in-person at the firehouse with a remote option.

   It's time for the Mother’s Day Caddis Outing on the Casselman River near Grantsville, Maryland. We're going a little earlier so maybe the hatch will be on. If we are lucky, there should be an intense emergence of #14-16 mottled brown/grey wing dark body American Grannon (genus Brachycentrus) caddis flies from early to late afternoon. During the hatch, the caddis flies swarm up and down the river in fast flight, sometimes in a blizzard of flies with eventual egg laying taking place late afternoon and evening. Even during this swarming period there can be a mid-day lull in surface activity and a good time to switch to subsurface flies. This is one of the best spring hatches in Maryland and the classic dry fly experience. The river is mostly open, easy for casting.

This is scheduled as a 2-day outing, but for you younger members, it is possible to make it a one-day trip, because the Casselman River is about a 2 ½ hour drive from Silver Spring. We will meet at 8:00AM at Penn Alps. Why so early? The Casselman can get crowded, and all the pull-offs can be full, also the early bird catches the trout. We plan to meet for a nice group dinner at the Casselman Inn restaurant on Saturday night. Let me know if you plan on attending so I can make the arrangements for a table.

This is one of our most popular outings. Hope to see you there.

Chapter meetings are the third Wednesday of the month excluding Dec, Jun, Jul, and Aug. They are typically held in-person at the firehouse with a remote option.

Chapter meetings are the third Wednesday of the month excluding Dec, Jun, Jul, and Aug. They are typically held in-person at the firehouse with a remote option.

Chapter meetings are the third Wednesday of the month excluding Dec, Jun, Jul, and Aug. They are typically held in-person at the firehouse with a remote option.

Chapter meetings are the third Wednesday of the month excluding Dec, Jun, Jul, and Aug. They are typically held in-person at the firehouse with a remote option.

Chapter meetings are the third Wednesday of the month excluding Dec, Jun, Jul, and Aug. They are typically held in-person at the firehouse with a remote option.