September 2025 One Fly Contest
Where - Gunpowder Falls
When – Saturday September 20, 2025. 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM.
2025 One-Fly Contest Winner: Joe Taylor
This year’s 1st Place Winner Joe, has bragging rights for 1 Year and his name will be posted forever on the PPTU Honor Roll of Winners!
The Winning Fly
Joe brought 9 trout to hand, with a grand total of 53 inches. He used a size 14 Hare’s Ear Soft Hackle and fished his favorite Honey Hole at the Blue Mt Road area.
An Honorable Mention goes to Jim Irons in second place for the second year in a row, with a total of 51 inches, and 7 trout to hand. Jim was using a size 14 Green Weenie.
We had a good turn-out this year with 11 ardent fishermen engaged in cordial competition.
Participants and their weapons of choice:
• Jouky Chang – Half Pint Streamer, #10
• Marc Hutzell – Bead Head Soft Hackle, #14
• Jim Irons – Green Weenie, #14
• Doug Johncox – Green Weenie, #14
• Ron Kerrick – Frenchie, #16
• Thomas Ketelsen – Olive Wooly Bugger, #10
• Craig Vander Kolk – Partridge & Orange, #12
• Lou Reichel – Olive Zonker, #10
• Allan Rutzen – Wooly Bugger, #10
• Joe Taylor – Hare’s Ear Soft Hackle, #14
• Alan Williams – Green Weenie, #14
This year’s outing was great. Most people caught fish, the water level was good, and the weather for the morning was beautiful with temperatures in the mid 70’s. There was no wind to cause problems, and the skies were mostly sunny. Water flow was 166 cfs, and the water was slightly off color. The only inconvenience this year was turning onto Bunker Hill Road to get to our meeting area. As it turns out, the 2025 Bull Run Invitational, hosted by Hereford High School in Parkton was also being held on this day and for some reason they were using the sides of Bunker Hill Road as the bus parking lot (they had a lot of buses).
Most of our group fished the Bunker Hill, and Blue Mt Road areas.
At 12:00 we rendezvoused back at the parking lot to register our catch totals, have lunch, and share stories of the morning’s exploits.
Thanks to all who participated, and special thanks to those who brought food to share and to Jouky Chang for manning the grill this year.
I hope to see you all and more of our chapter members competing again next year.
Lou Reichel & Ron Kerrick
Outing Coordinators
