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. Some of our virtual meetings have been recorded and are available for viewing on YouTube by clicking on the Theme title.
Our Meetings are currently hybrid (in person and virtual).
Virtual Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89491394735?pwd=0khzuJyJR2Or8nnkLaqYEq8CAY8aCI.1
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Theme
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Speaker
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Meeting Date
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| “Fishing The Gunpowder River” | Speaker: Rich Dennison | February 19, 2025 |
| “Fly Tying Extravaganza 2025” (IN PERSON ONLY) | PPTU Members and Guests | January 15, 2025 |
| “Lords of the Fly: Madness, Obsession and the Hunt for the World-Record Tarpon” Passcode: R2jG4EX* | Speaker: Monte Burke | November 20, 2024 |
| “Fishing Western Maryland’s Savage River” PDF Presentation | Speaker: Matt O'Neal | October 16, 2024 |
| “On the Water Vacation Stories” | Speaker: PPTU Members | September 18, 2024 |
| “TU Western Maryland Initiative” | Speaker: Ben Harris | May 15, 2024 |
| “In Search of Good Water” (IN PERSON ONLY) | Speaker: Author John N. Maclean | April 17, 2024 |
| “Success Not Stress on Spring Creeks” | Speaker: Mike Heck | March 20, 2024 |
| “Climate Change Impacts and Threats to Cold Water Fisheries” | Speaker: Jim Irons | February 21, 2024 |
| “Fly Tying Extravaganza 2024” | In Person PPTU Members and Guests | January 17, 2024 |
Time: Meeting 7:00 - 9:00 PM, Third Wednesday except December, June, July and August
New Meeting Place (starting September 18, 2024):
Laurel VFD meeting hall
7588 Van Dusen Rd.
Laurel, MD 20707
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"Fishing The Gunpowder River"
Rich Dennison
February 19, 2025
We are pleased to welcome local guide Rich Dennison as our February speaker. He will provide us tactics
and tips for fishing the Gunpowder River.
Rich is a guide and instructor based in central Maryland - richdennisonflyfishing.com. At a young age, he learned the art of fly tying and how to cast a fly rod and began the timeless pursuit of wild trout on Maryland waterways. He turned his passion into a career in 2010 when he entered the fishing industry, managing the fly fishing department at Tochterman’s Fishing Tackle in Baltimore. During his time at Tochterman’s, he became an advocate for area fisheries and preserving the waterways he grew up fishing by serving as a Maryland Trout Unlimited board member and Coastal Conservation Association Baltimore Chapter President and CCA Maryland board member.
In 2018, he founded Fly Anglers Fishing Club with the goal of sharing his love of fly fishing with other like-minded individuals. His knowledge of the sport and its equipment, combined with his passion for teaching others, is something that drives him and makes him a successful guide and instructor.
– Scott Cernich