Chapter Speaker Program
Monday November 9
When: Monday, November 9, 2026
What: ZOOM Meeting Only
Sign-in: 7:15 to 7:30 p.m.
Program Start: 7:30 p.m.
Speaker: Jake Villwock of Renentless Fly Fishing
Program: Fishing for Smallmouth on the Fly
Save the Date—more details coming soon!
Beaver Creek Workday
Saturday, November 7
When: Saturday, November 7, 2026
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Where: Meet at Fly Fishing Parking lot on Beaver Creek Church Road, Hagerstown MD
What: Annual Beaver Creek Workday
Join us for our annual Beaver Creek workday where we will be doing cleanup and maintenance work on trees (trimming) cleaning up invasives, cleaning up trash, and if needed, rebuilding tree cages.
Dress appropriately (i.e., long pants and close toed shoes), as there are nettles and bushes that have thorns. Bring your waders, gloves, eye protection, pruners, and pliers. If you need SSL hours make sure to bring your form with you.
Help save resources, if you have a water bottle, please bring it!
We will be providing lunch, (sandwiches, chips and cookies). Please fill out the registration form so we have enough for everyone.
How are we Doing?
The SVTU Board of Directors would like to hear from you! We welcome your input on potential speaker topics, events, outings, and anything else you think might improve participation. We’ll follow up on all leads and will hopefully bring many of them to life. Please e-mail thoughts, comments, or suggestions to our contact us email.
Visit our Past Speakers Page
We have a library of our Past Speakers & their topics. A lot of our speakers have given us permission to post their presentation on our site. Check it out.
About Our Membership
Our core membership area stretches from the Washington Beltway to Hancock MD and includes western Montgomery, southern Frederick, and Washington Counties. We also welcome members from anywhere outside this geographic area.
When you join TU, you are a member of a national, council (state), and local organization. SVTU is a local voice. The Mid-Atlantic Council (MAC) speaks for cold water at the state level. National TU works with Congress and agencies at the national level.
What Our Chapter Does
SVTU supports the national vision in the following ways:
- Our chapter helps both financially and with volunteer hours to assist with restoration activities on Beaver Creek in Washington County
- Our volunteers help with maintenance activities on Little Seneca Creek in Montgomery County, southern Catoctin brook trout streams in Frederick County and maintenance of warmwater streams like Great Seneca Creek and areas of the Potomac River
- Youth fly-tying and fishing education events, adult fly tying, and assistance to Project Healing Waters events with our partner organizations
- Social events and our Fly Fishing 101 for members and guests
Join Our Chapter
When you join the SVTU Chapter $15 of every new membership fee comes back to us. Click the button "Join SVTU Button" to get started (you will be redirected to the National TU website to complete registration). You can join our chapter at an introductory rate of $17.50!
News & Articles
Chapter News
The SVTU chapter has lost some of our members. You can read about them at the “In Memorium” page.
Partnerships
SVTU received both the Maryland Division and National IWLA “Honor Roll Award” for our working partnership with the Rockville Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America.
The Adaptive Caster is a series of articles written by Dave Cleaves an FFI-certified fly-casting instructor.
New Article: Winter Casting Practice—Tips & Resources
Chapter Leadership
Officers
President: Noel Gollehon
Vice President: Joe Walther
Secretary: Peter Viechnicki
Treasurer: Nate Wallace
Board of Directors
Jack Higgins
Doug Hutzell
Andy Iams
Bob Irvin
Warren Junium
John Smith
The Seneca Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited (SVTU) is a local voice of National Trout Unlimited.
SVTU is a 501(C)3 organization, so your cash contributions are tax deductible to the level allowed by your tax situation. Direct contributions are always appreciated, and we will occasionally solicit with a direct campaign to fund a special project from time to time. You can easily donate to our chapter, just click the donate button. Thanks!
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