No Beetles for Penns

Just finished fishing Penns and the Beetle action was "zero", the section that I fished had great cover on both banks and the North bank had just over hanging brush with a good amount of shade, just went plopping along and a big fat zero. now Penns has never been a good beetle stream for me just never had much success, maybe they just don't see them enough to key in on them like they do on Spring, Big Fishing Creek and Bald Eagle, heck just plop one in Clark's Creek and hold on they come 3' for them! The #14 black wet ant did the trick, I fish it under a #14 Hair Wing Royal Coachman and have not had any fish hit the Coachman but they eat the ant, I use 12-18" of 5X for my dropper. I don't use the ant below a caddis because if you see and good caddis rise most time if you hit them on their head they will take it fast and with a dropper attached that's not really pretty casting! I use a tan Iris caddis if they are into them and they were a bit this morning, did see quite a few of the #14 Yellow Cahill's emerging but the fish were not on them.
  Penns is in great shape, Spring is a bit high and off color, Bald Eagle is slightly high and off color making it a tough one to wade, you have to see the ledges to avoid them. Logan Branch is that green milky color and that puts the fish off, period! Some Trico have been seen, if it's hot hit them early 7:30/8:00 AM but if it's in the 50's hit them about 9:00/10:00 AM. Some fish are rising in Bald Eagle but not a good amount to get excited about and Spring has some but you have to find them first!