Outings

Lou Reichel and Ron Kerrick are  our Outings Coordinators for PPTU. Periodically, photos and descriptions of the monthly outings will be posted to this section of the web site and to our monthly newletter, The Conservationist. If you plan to attend an outing, please complete the Outing Registration form. Outing details will be posted prior to the scheduled date. Also, please add This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to your contacts list for information and updates.

For more information on these outings and for other outing suggestions, please contact Lou at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 443-745-0313.

2025 - 2026 Outings Schedule

DESTINATION PERIOD*
Craig's Steelhead Outing, Erie PA + November TBD, 2026
Western MD Campout, Savage River, Big Run State Park, Monroe Pavilion October 9-12, 2026 Fri-Mon, 4 Days, 3 Nights
Smallmouth Bass Fishing, Monocacy River, MD September 12, 2026
Yellow Breeches, Boiling Springs, PA # White Fly Hatch August, 2026 TBD Short notice of date, weekday, 2nd-3rd week, after 4pm.
Gunpowder, MD 1-Fly Contest June 13, 2026
Spring Creek, State College, PA # Sulphur Hatch May 15-17, 2026 3 days 2 nights
Casselman River, Grantsville, Md. Grannon Caddis (Mother’s Day caddis) hatch. April 25-26, 2026 2 days 1 night
Conawego, Biglerville, PA # March 28, 2026
Yellow Breeches Run, Boiling Springs, PA # February 21, 2026
Big Hunting Creek, Thurmont, MD (Little Black Winter Stonefly)  CANCELLED January 24, 2026
Erie Steelhead, Erie PA + November 14-17, 2025
Western MD Campout, Savage River, Big Run State Park, Monroe Pavilion October 10-13, 2025 Fri-Mon, 4 Days, 3 Nights
Gunpowder, MD 1-Fly Contest September 20, 2025
Yellow Breeches, Boiling Springs, PA # White Fly Hatch August, 2025 TBD Short notice of date, weekday, 2nd-3rd week, after 4pm.
Camp Buffalo Bill - 2025 Yellowstone Anglers' Basecamp August 3, 2025 to first week in September, 2025
Bass Fishing (place TBD) July-August, 2025 TBD
Catskills, NY @ (Beaverkill, Willowemoc, Neversink, Esopus) June 5-8, 2025 4 days 3 nights
Spring Creek, State College, PA # Sulphur Hatch May 16-18, 2025 3 days 2 nights
Gunpowder, MD 1-Fly Contest CANCELLED May 3, 2025
Casselman River, Grantsville, Md. Grannon Caddis (Mother’s Day caddis) hatch. April 26-27, 2025 2 days 1 night
Conawego Creek, Biglerville, PA # (after trout stocking) March 22, 2025 TBD
Big Hunting Creek (Little Black Winter Stonefly) Snow on the ground is great! CANCELLED February 15, 2025
Beaver Creek (A spring creek. Great winter fishing in MD!) January 25, 2025
* All dates subject to change and dates may be added or deleted due to weather
+ Requires Non-resident PA License and Lake Erie Permit or Combo Trout-Salmon/Lake Erie Permit
# Requires Non-resident PA License and Trout-Salmon Permit or Combo Trout-Salmon/Lake Erie Permit
& Wyoming, Montana, and/or Yellowstone NP License Required
@ NY License Required
! VA License Required

 

Valid New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia Licenses with Trout Stamps are required for out-of-state trips. (The cost of a seven day non-resident New York freshwater fishing license is $28.00.  The cost of a non-resident one day Pennsylvania license and stamp is $31.97. The cost of a non-resident Pennsylvania license and combo Trout-Salmon/Lake Erie Permit is $81.94. The cost of a non-resident Virginia five consecutive day license is $21.00. You do not need an additional Non-resident Trout License to fish the Rapidan River in Virginia or streams in Shenandoah National Park.)

Remember, your feedback and participation are needed in order to make our outings’ program a success

One Fly Contest Winners

The One Fly Contest has become an annual outings tradition. The honor roll of winners are listed below along with the inches of trout landed and the fly used.

  • 2025 Joe Taylor, 53”, #14 Hare's Ear Soft Hackle
  • 2024 Bob Dietz, 34.5”, #14 Tup's Spider
  • 2023 Scott Cernick, 47”, #16 Blow Torch
  • 2022 Scott Cernick, 17”, #16 SOB Czech nymph
  • 2021 Roman Petruniak, 70”, #16 olive perdigon nymph
  • 2020 Roman Petruniak, 8”, Pink Squirmy Worm
  • 2019 Bob Dietz, 19”, Hares Ear Flymph
  • 2018 Sean Beck, 94”, Chartreuse Mop Fly
  • 2017 Bob O’Donnell, 39”, Hot Spot Pheasant Tail
  • 2016 Bob Kaiser, 48”, #14 Flymph
  • 2015 Zack Dingus, 9”, Stimulator
  • 2014 Bob O’Donnell, 43”, #18 BH Midge
  • 2013 Lou Reichel, 17”, #22 Midge Emerger
  • 2012 Bob O’Donnell, 23”, Titanium Head Peasant Tail Prince Nymph
  • 2011 Dennis Covert, 40”, #14 Crane Fly
  • 2010 Bob Dietz, 8.5”, #14 Grouse & Herl
  • 2009 Bob Dietz, 18”, Grouse & Herl
  • 2008 Bob Dietz, 90” , Grouse & Herl
  • 2007 Nick Weber, 19”, Brassie
  • 2006 Ken Bowyer, 45”, #14 BH Brassie

COMING EVENTS

 

Yellow Breeches Run February 21, 2026

Outing: Yellow Breeches
When: Saturday, February 21, 2026, 10:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Where: “The Run” at Yellow Breeches, Boiling Springs, PA

Our February outing will be held at Yellow Breeches Creek in Pennsylvania, near Boiling Springs. This is a famous limestone trout stream in the Cumberland Valley in south-central Pennsylvania and is heavily stocked almost year-round throughout its length. The water temperature stays fairly constant in places, since much of the stream has spring water feeding it. It’s a low-gradient trout stream with long riffles and long smooth flowing pools. There is a very popular one mile, catch and release, fly fishing only section between Boiling Springs and the Allenberry Resort. Fishing is also very good up and downstream from this area, with some stretches holding fair to excellent populations of wild brown trout. Don't forget to stop at the TCO Fly Shop (2 East 1st Street, Boiling Springs), open Saturday 9am - 5pm and pick up some flies. For stream Conditions, click on Stream Conditions — TCO Fly Shop.

For lunch, we will meet at Café Bruges (16 North Pitt Street, Carlisle) at 1:00. It’s a small Belgian Café, about 15 minutes from the meeting area parking lot. After lunch you can either head back to the Yellow Breeches to fish again, or head over with some of us to the PA Fly Fishing Museum (101 Shady Lane, Carlisle), open Saturday - 9am to 6 pm. The Museum is about 10 minutes from the Café.

Directions: The drive is approximately 2 hours 15 minutes from Silver Spring. Take Rt 270 to Frederick, then take 15 North past Gettysburg. Proceed on Rt 15 to Dillsburg. In Dillsburg, Turn LEFT onto York Road (Rt 74). Take York Road (Rt 74) to Brandtsville. Go past Brandtsville, until you see Lutztown Road. Turn LEFT onto Lutztown Road toward Boiling Springs. Stay on Lutztown Road until you see Boiling Springs Road (Rt 174). Turn LEFT onto Boiling Springs Road. Then drive past the Allenberry Resort and after a short distance take the first LEFT onto Bucher Hill Road. The parking lot is on the Left as you reach Children’s Lake.

Meeting Area: We will meet at the Boiling Springs Iron Furnace Trailhead Parking Lot (near 109 Bucher Hill Road, Boiling Springs) at 10:00 AM.

Fly Fishing Guide to the Yellow Breeches: A Pennsylvania fishing and trout license are required. For stream access, there are several parking lots in the Boiling Springs area. Keep in mind that Yellow Breeches flows through private property, so you will want to keep an eye on signage. 

  1. Angler Access at the Allenberry parking lot (1559 Boiling Springs Rd, Boiling Springs), Iron Furnace Parking (109 Bucher Hill Rd, Boiling Springs), Leidigh Park Parking (1400 Leidigh Dr, Boiling Springs), Fisherman’s Parking Lot – (40.146731, -77.123080), South Middleton Township Park (534 Park Dr, Boiling Springs).
  2. Rods: 4 - 5 wt. 9-foot rods. Leaders - 9 feet, 4 to 6X.
  3. Fly Selection: Zebra Midges #18-24, Scuds #12-20 (Olive or Tan), Pheasant Tail Nymphs #16-22, Frenchie #14-16.

As with all our outings, we welcome all new members and those new to fly fishing to come and join us. We also encourage everyone to bring their friends and family members. There will be seasoned fly anglers on hand to happily offer assistance to any new members.

To Sign-up for the Outing:  Please login below to access the Outing Registration form.

During the outing, please take pictures of fish caught, people, the stream, nature, etc. and send them to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..  Also let me know how you did (fish caught, animals seen, happenings, etc. for the post-outing report).

Hope to see you there. If you have any questions, please contact Ron K.

Ron Kerrick (Assistant Outings Coordinator)

Cellphone: (240) 423-8375

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MOST RECENT TRIP REPORT

October 2025 Savage River Campout

Outings Photo Album

These first ones are from the December 2022 Erie Steelhead outing

 

Below are some photos from some previous PPTU outings.


Savage River Brookie

Savage River Gold

North Branch 23" Brown

NB 20" Rainbow

Savage River

PPTU Members along NB Potomac 06

Youghiogheny

Fish Camp Fire

Tim Bowers 20 Incher NB Oct 06

Mike Abramowitz's Big Brown NB Oct 06

Dennis Covert 18" NB Rainbow 06

Tim Bowers 24" NB Brown 06

Fish Camp Fall 06

NB Fall 05 22" Brown