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.

2024 - 2025 Outings Schedule

DESTINATION PERIOD*
TBD December, 2025 TBD
Erie Steelhead November 14-17, 2025
Western MD Campout, Savage River, Big Run State Park, Monroe Pavillion 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
Erie, PA Steelhead + CANCELLED December 6-9, 2024
Conewego Creek, PA # November 9, 2024
Western MD Campout, Savage River, Monroe Pavillion October 11-15, 2024 Fri-Tue, 5 Days, 4 Nights
Big Spring, PA # September 14, 2024
Gunpowder, MD 1-Fly Contest June 1, 2024
Spring Creek, PA Sulphur hatch, Near State College, PA # CANCELLED May 24-26, 2024 3 days, 2 nights
Casselman, MD Grannom - Mother's Day Caddis April 27-28, 2024 2 Days, 1 Night 
* 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

Erie Steelhead Outing, November 14-17, 2025

PPTU Outing:  Erie PA Steelhead
When: November 14-17
 

Last years steelhead outing to Erie PA was cancelled due to snow!
Erie PA Steelhead was a successful destination for PPTU 2 years ago.  We had 19 members fishing various days from Thursday to Tuesday.  All had a great time and several caught their first steelhead and many had days with multiple fish. This year we hope to have similar success.  
 
I’ve moved the date to November to avoid another snow storm.  There has been a lot of rain to raise the river for several days and that has brought fish in.  I think that’s what we need.  Now its just a matter of how much rain before and during our trip. Whatever we have we will have good intel from our Guide, Paul Krott on where to fish.  Usually it is Elk Creek, but if that is too high, we might want to fish another creek. 
 
We currently have 9 guide slots to fill (three on Friday, Sat and Sunday) and I may be able to get three more if people want.  Let me know the days that you can have a guide, if you want to go with someone in particular and the day you prefer since I have to juggle the schedule.
 
As before, I will plan to have dinner Friday and Sat at my rented house.  We’ll be in charge of food, but snacks or dessert is always good but don’t need something for everyone.  Lets make it $5 pp/day and bring something to drink but again, you don’t need to bring something for everyone - bottle of soda, 6 pack of beer or a bottle of wine.

I’ll plan to send out phone numbers and the address for dinner soon. 
 
Below is other information on Travel and Fishing tips.  
 

To sign up, please complete the Outing Registration form.  

Craig

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There are multiple Orvis Podcasts 2012 to 2022 for detailed information on Great lakes steelhead fishing.

The guide cost for 3 people previously was about $675 plus tip ($225/person) but it may go up so count on about $250/pp.


LODGING 
Quality Inn & Suites
6467 Sterrettania Road, Fairview, PA, 16415, US
1 (814) 838-7647 
about $65/nite and includes regular breakfast. 

Recently we stayed at 

The Green Roof Inn
8790 Meadville Rd 
Girard PA
814-774-7072
A little nicer, same price but no breakfast 

There is also 
Folies Campground. 


LICENSES 
Need a PA license and Lake Erie permit
Non-resident annual $60.97
    3 day Tourist option $31.97

Lake Erie $9.97
Lake Erie/trout combo $20.97


GEAR 
6 to 8 wt, nine to ten feet with a good reel and drag.
7.5 to 9 foot 2x or 3x mono leader 
2-4x Fluorocarbon tippet 
Micro - barrel swivel 
Split shot #1-#6
Mostly Egg flies of various type but also nymphs(stone fly etc) - occasionally a shiner type of streamer. 

SUMMARY
This will be a great outing to have the potential for catching large (25” and 5 lb) fish. A lot depends on weather and water flow but it’s prime time and we’ve had good success in the past and look forward to helping everyone catch fish. 

Craig

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