Outings

Lou Reichel is our Outings’ Chairperson for PPTU. Periodically, photos and descriptions of the monthly outings will be posted to this section of the web site and to our monthly publication, The Conservationist. If you plan to attend an outing, please complete the Outing Registration form. Please add This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to your contacts list.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, summer is a great time for outdoor events and activities where social distancing and responsible recreation and conservation can occur.

For our chapters and councils looking to return to conservation, community and fishing activities, deciding when to move forward with in-person events and how to do so safely is daunting and challenging. While in-person activities are permitted by TU at this time, every chapter, council and volunteer leader is required to follow all federal, state and local laws, regulations, ordinances and best practices for gatherings and group events.

At the same time, we encourage our chapters and councils to carefully consider whether holding any in-person event at this time is appropriate or necessary and if so, whether those events can be held exclusively outdoors or in spaces where social distancing is easily maintained.

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

2023 - 2024 Outings Schedule

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 $26.70. The cost of a non-resident Pennsylvania license and combo Trout-Salmon/Lake Erie Permit is $68.40. The cost of a non-resident Virginia five consecutive day license is $21.00. You do not need an additional $47.00 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.

• 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

MOST RECENT TRIP REPORT

June 2024 One Fly Contest

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