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.
Our Meetings are currently hybrid (in person and virtual).
Virtual Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88049850362?pwd=6K4wk631ibjO4cfAW6ehIHlM11TQa4.1
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Theme
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Speaker
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Meeting Date
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| “Fly Tying Extravaganza 2026” (IN PERSON ONLY) | PPTU Members and Guests | January 21, 2026 |
| “Sweetgrass Rods” Passcode: Ri^qb00u | Speaker: Glenn Brackett | November 19, 2025 |
| “Rising to the Occasion: Mastering Dry Flies and Emergers” Passcode: ci@6pd76 | Speaker: Tim Cammisa | October 15, 2025 |
| “Fishing Trips and Fish Stories” Passcode: qc?17w4R | Speaker: PPTU Members | September 17, 2025 |
| “Fly Fishing for Smallmouth” | Speaker: William Heresniak | May 21, 2025 |
| “2024 Trout Population Surveys for the Catoctin Streams” Passcode: jjU5?axt PDF Presentation | Speaker: Michael Kashiwagi | April 16, 2025 |
| “Maryland Fly Fishing Trail” Passcode: M9&mgH8u | Speaker: Rich Batiuk | March 19, 2025 |
| “Fishing The Gunpowder River” | Speaker: Rich Dennison | February 19, 2025 |
| “Fly Tying Extravaganza 2025” (IN PERSON ONLY) | PPTU Members and Guests | January 15, 2025 |
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"
Guest Tiers – PPTU Members & Friends
January 21, 2026
Once again we’re gearing up for the PPTU annual Fly Tying Extravaganza meeting! What a better way to kick off the New Year than gathering with friends to compare fish stories and observe the awesome tying skills of our volunteer fly tying demonstrators. It’s always a fun filled evening.
Watch and talk with the tyers one-on-one plus take home a pattern recipe to try the flies out yourself. Catching fish on a fly that you tied is something special!
Our January Fly Tying meeting will be In Person! So come out to The Laurel Volunteer Fire Department on Van Dusen Road in Laurel this January to meet and greet your fellow chapter members while also viewing some great tying demonstrations.
– Scott Cernich