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/82248089064?pwd=ljTzTUbdP3fm6667aa3YbnEgvRChQO.1
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Theme
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Speaker
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Meeting Date
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| “Lords of the Fly: Madness, Obsession and the Hunt for the World-Record Tarpon” | Speaker: Monte Burke | November 20, 2024 |
| “Fishing Western Maryland’s Savage River” Passcode: *k9.ANvV PDF Presentation | Speaker: Matt O'Neal | October 16, 2024 |
| “On the Water Vacation Stories” | Speaker: PPTU Members | September 18, 2024 |
| “TU Western Maryland Initiative” Passcode: m&km62L4 | 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 |
| “Latest News About Beaver Creek” | Speaker: Matt Lawrence | November 15, 2023 |
| “Summer Vacation Showcase: Travel/Fishing Stories & Photos by PPTU Members” Passcode: G*y2&t$6 | In Person/Virtual Speakers: PPTU Members | October 18, 2023 |
| "Fly Fishing Tidal Creeks and Millponds from a Kayak” Passcode: LGd*%4a. | Guest Speaker: Mark Bange | September 20, 2023 |
| Special Presentations "Q&A for Camp Buffalo Bill & Yellowstone Mapped Fishing Spots" Passcode: =h+Kus50 | Virtual Speakers: Scott Cernich, Randy Dwyer, & Jay Sheppard | June 29, 2023 |
| “Fishing Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley” Passcode: Tvc2i5F^ | Virtual Speaker: Bill Nolan | May 23, 2023 |
| “The Work of the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay” Passcode: 7.6fto8z | Virtual Speaker: Kate Fritz, CEO of the Alliance | April 19, 2023 |
| “Tight Line Nymphing for Trout” Passcode: qX01Cpg^ | Virtual Speaker: Mike Slepesky | March 22, 2023 |
| Special Presentation “Camp Buffalo Bill” Passcode: 9Zyg%kLE | Virtual Speaker: Tim Gailfoile | February 27, 2023 |
| “State of the Gunpowder” Passcode: HU1!IFej at The Green Turtle in Burtonsville | In Person with virtual speaker MD DNR's Mark Staley | February 15, 2023 from 6-9PM |
| Special Presentation “Camp Buffalo Bill” | Virtual Speaker: Susan Thrasher | February 13, 2023 |
| “Fly Tying Extravaganza” at The Green Turtle in Burtonsville | In Person PPTU Members and Guests | January 18, 2023 from 6-9PM |
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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“Lords of the Fly: Madness, Obsession and the Hunt for the World-Record Tarpon"
Monte Burke
November 20th, 2024
We’re happy to have as our November speaker Monte Burke, author of Lords of the Fly: Madness, Obsession and the Hunt for the World-Record Tarpon, was described by the Wall Street Journal as “wonderful…a lush, panoramic book.” Monte Burke is also the author of the New York Times bestseller, Saban: The Making of a Coach, a biography of Alabama head coach, Nick Saban, 4TH And Goal: One Man’s Quest to Recapture His Dream, which won an Axiom Award and has been optioned for a feature film, and Sowbelly: The Obsessive Quest for the World Record Largemouth Bass, which was named one of the best books of the year by Sports Illustrated and Amazon, and was chosen for Barnes & Noble’s “Discover Great New Writers” program.
After a 14-year stint as a reporter, staff writer and editor at Forbes, he is now a contributing editor at the magazine. He is also a contributing editor at Garden & Gun and The Drake. He has also written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Outside, Esquire, Sports Illustrated, Field & Stream, and Golf Digest.
Burke grew up in New Hampshire, Vermont, North Carolina, Virginia and Alabama, and graduated from Middlebury College with a B.A. in Religion. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and daughters. MonteBurke.com
Monte’s talk will be virtual via Zoom.
– Scott Cernich