A bit hot but time to go

It has been hot and humid not really the kind of weather we like to have for the good of our trout, Penns is holding up well with the little rain that we get and maybe the cool nights that are on the way. Now is the time to consider morning fishing with Tan Caddis, a perfect time for them to emerge, their egg laying does not usually occur till the afternoon or evening. You can use a bubble back emerger,Iris or a new double back CDC adult ahead of a bead head emerger or a tan & partridge wet during the morning period. I like to scout a few spots and see if the caddis are on or if not I'll pick a good bit of water that has trees and brush along the banks to do a bit of beetle plops or a nice #14 black ant fished wet under a dry (not a caddis), you will be surprised how many fish will come to the ant. The ant that I'm fishing is made (not tied) out of two balls of  UV Clear Cure Goo with a black thread underbody and just a bit of black hackle in the middle, they eat it well. I have also been using Chernoble ants with limited success, sometimes I think they scare the fish because of their size or it maybe that I just don't let the sit still long enough. You'll have explosive rises or the slow quite kind but both of these come quickly but not so with my experience using a Chernoble ant, this year I'm going to use some Blingnoble ants as tied by the guys at Fly Fish Food, who knows?
  It's about Trico time and you need to be there very early when the heat is on, most days the spinner fall will be over by 9/10:00 AM but if the weather turns cooler maybe a bit later will be normal. I never fish duns but in fact only fish spinners and sometimes a #24 Pheasant tail under it at about 3" a lot of the times I'll see the trout take the PT. I'm also going to try and fish some drowned spinners but the leader needs to be greased well in order to see the take. It does not take the fish long to get wise to guys waving sticks before they get really picky especially in Bald Eagle and even in Spring Creek it takes a really good cast and float to get them to take. The pattern that I use is a #24 or #26 spent winged black, olive or grey Trico spinner - 2 long tails, thread body, Zelon wings and beaver dubbing around the wings a very simple but effective pattern. If you float it over a fish and he does not even look at it get it back and check the tails, sometimes the get tangled up in the hook bend and it really puts the fish off fast, I have tried about everything to prevent this but it still happens, just be ready to make and adjustment. Have fun because you'll be done by lunch time and ready for an afternoon nap.