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.
Theme
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Speaker
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Meeting Date
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“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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Annual Fly Tying Extravaganza 2025
In Person Meeting
January 15, 2025
Happy New Year! It’s time to get ready for PPTU’s annual Fly Tying Extravaganza! Ease into the New Year watching and learning about fly tying by some of our amazing members and friends who will be demonstrating great techniques and offering tips to the rest of us.
These tyers will demonstrate the flies they use themselves and which all have caught fish. Talk with the tyers one-on-one and feel free to take home a pattern recipe to try tying the patterns yourself. This is a great opportunity to pick the brains of your fellow members and maybe pick up some tying tips. Catching a fish on a fly that you tied is something special!
To kick off the New Year, our January Fly Tying meeting will be In Person Only. Come to our new meeting location, The Laurel Volunteer Fire Department, 7588 Van Dusen Road, Laurel, MD 20707 to meet and greet your fellow chapter members while viewing some great tying demonstrations.
– Scott Cernich