Seneca Valley Trout Unlimited

The MAC-TU Banquet is March 26 (Saturday night) at the BWI Marriott from 6-11 pm.  The banquet ticket gets you dinner, an open bar, and access to some really great bucket raffles and live auction items.  The tickets are $75 each and provide an opportunity to support the work of TU and coldwater conservation. 

As a part of the Banquet there is a General Raffle, with the grand prize being a 2-person Rogue River Canoe plus 25 other great prizes.  Raffle tickets are $5 for 1 ticket, $10 for 5 tickets, and $25 for 25 tickets. 

Noel Gollehon has Banquet and Raffle tickets. Please e-mail Noel and  let him know what you want so he can hold it for you.  Send and check to Noel(address below) and he will mail the tickets back to you.  Since the Banquet is March 26 and there needs to be two mailings, do not wait too long! 

Mail to:

Noel Gollehon

11925 Fernshire Rd.

Gaithersburg MD 20878

Senca Valley TU is pleased to announce that Tyler Nonn will speak at the March 23 meeting

Tyler Nonn, head guide for Next Generation Anglers & Tidewater Charters, a regional fly fishing guide service will be the speaker at the March 23 meeting.  Tyler will present on Great Lakes Steelhead, Techniques and Tactics.  Tidewater Charters is a supporter of Seneca Valley TU and it promises to be a great presentation.  He will also provide information on Chesapeake Bay Striper excursions.  Check the Next Generation Anglers site for some great fish pictures and see what the guides at Next Generation Anglers & Tidewater Charters can do at http://www.fly30.com/ .

Seneca Valley TU meets at the Germantown Upcounty Regional Services Center, 12900 Middlebrook Rd. Germantown, which is on the southwest corner of the intersection of Route 118 (Germantown Rd) and Middlebrook Road in Germantown.  We generally meet in Room A on the First Floor, but check at the front desk in case there is a room change.  The meeting will start with a business meeting at 7:30 pm followed by our speaker at 8:00.   Check the website for more information http://senecavalleytu.org/ .

Click on the link that follows for the newsletter!

jan_2011_seneca_valley_angler_rev_0_011410.pdf

In addition to the annual Elections of Officers, our program for the evening includes Matt Rosenthal, the proprietor of the new Beaver Creek Fly Shop, who will show us how to tie a few flies that are effective on Beaver Creek.  Bring your tying gear! Location: Up-County Regional Service Center; Rm. D
12900 Middlebrook Road | Germantown, MD 20874

240-777-8000

Draft SVTU Bylaws

Annotated draft SVTU Bylaws

As noted in an earlier post, the National TU office asked TU chapters to update their chapter bylaws, bringing them in line with the National bylaws.  The draft amendments to our bylaws will be presented, discussed, and voted on at the February 2, 2011 Annual SVTU Chapter meeting.  As noted previously, this is an important process for the Chapter, so we ask you to make a special effort to attend this meeting.

A PDF file of the proposed draft bylaws can be accessed via the first link above.  To access the file, clink on the link, and then click on the link of the same name on the page that appears.  For those of you who wish to view the proposed changes, the second link is to a PDF file that contains all of the proposed changes.  Follow the same directions as above.

 WHEN: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2011

TIME: 7:00 PM “SOCIAL TIME”, 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM MEETING AND FLY TYING PRESENTATION

PLACE: UP-COUNTY REGIONAL SERVICE CENTER, ROOM A

12900 MIDDLEBROOK ROAD, GERMANTOWN, MD. 20874 : 240-777-8000

This meeting includes our Annual Election of Officers. If you are interested in serving in a position, and several are available, contact

our current Chapter president, Noel Gollehon. @ 301-330-8253 or by email at ngollehon@comcast.net.

PROGRAM:  FLY-TYING 

PRESENTER:  Matt Rosenthal, proprietor of the new “Beaver Creek Fly Shop” who will show us how to tie 2-3 flies that are effective on Beaver Creek.

ALSO: DON’T FORGET TO RENEW YOUR TU MEMBERSHIP IF IS HAS EXPIRED OR WILL SO IN THE NEAR TERM, AND DON’T FORGET TO GET YOUR 2011 FISHING LICENSE AND TROUT STAMP. THE NEW YEAR IS UPON US!

SEE YOU FEBRUARY 2, 2011!!!!

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The National TU office has asked all TU chapters to update their chapter bylaws, to bring them in line with recent changes to the National bylaws.  Your Board has been working on this and will present amended Chapter bylaws at the February 2, 2011 Chapter meeting, so that we can all vote on them.  This is an important process, so please make an extra effort to attend this meeting, where we will also elect new officers and Board members.

Following the brief business meeting, which starts at 8:00 pm, we will view a demonstration on fly tying, from an area expert.  We encourage you to bring your fly tying gear and tie along with the expert.  Watch this site for details!

This is an excellent time to attend one of our program meetings, if you are new to the Chapter or have been a member and have not yet been to one of our meetings.  Make this one of your New Year’s resolutions.  Hope to see you there!

 COME TO OUR LAST MEETING OF 2010!!!!!!

 SVTU announces Vicki Blazer as the speaker for the December 1 Chapter meeting. 

Vicki is a biologist with the U.S. Geological Survey.  She has extensively researched and is a leading authority on the intersex fish issue in the Mid-Atlantic Region.  Come to the Seneca Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited (SVTU) meeting to learn about this resource issue that impacts all fisherman in the region.  This is an opportunity to learn what is fact and fiction on this issue, so don’t miss it! 

Where: Montgomery County Up-County Center 12900 Middlebrook Road, Germantown, MD 20874

When:  Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at 7:30PM. 

Are you tired of this long, hot summer?  Want to get out going fishing?  Where were you planning on going?  Want to go someplace different that is not too far?SVTU has just the program for you!  Come to our SVTU Chapter meeting September 22 and hear Tom Starrs talk about “Maryland Wild Trout Streams - The Ones We Don’t Talk About.”  Tom, a long time member of the Maryland Chapter, has fished about “everywhere” in Maryland.  He is willing to share some of his favorite locations to fish for wild trout — places that will be new to many of us.  It sounds like an exciting program and a chance to lean about some new water, just in time for the cooler and hopefully wetter fall weather!SVTU will meet on Wednesday, September 22 at 7:30 in the Montgomery County Up-County Center in Germantown.  The center is located at 12900 Middlebrook Road, Germantown, MD 20874.In addition to Tom’s presentation, we will have a short program by Benton McCarthey, the student that SVTU sponsored at the Tri-State Youth Camp.  If you have teens in the family that might be thinking about this camp, this would be a great opportunity to get their questions answered.See you at the meeting!

The May SVTU meeting will be held at the Up-County Center, at the northwest corner of Middlebrook Rd and Rte 118, in Germantown, MD.

Our own Dick Switalski will give a presentation on fishing Big Bushkill Creek and the West Branch of the Delaware River, in northeast Pennsylvania, and the big five (Beaverkill, Esopus, Willowemoc, East and West Branches of the Neversink, and East Branch of the Delaware) in the Catskills. 

The meeting room opens at 7:00, when folks start gathering to socialize and discuss their latest fishing adventures, etc.  At 8:00, there is a brief chapter business meeting and a raffle.  The feature speaker’s presentation starts about 8:15.  Bring a fishing buddy or family member – non-members are welcome.