October on Penns

October is one of the best times to fish Penns if your into midges, for some reason the stream clears and does not have that limestone tint to it, the wading becomes easy at this time of year and the trout key on midges during warm sunny afternoons. This is not easy fishing but can be very rewarding for you if you have the skill set, very small patterns and accurate casting are the norm. Your pattern should be a grey or black midge in size #22 thru 26 even Grif's Gnats work well if you can tie them correctly so they do not twist your 6-7x tippets (my casting stroke gets me in trouble here). You need to look in mid to the tails outs of the pools, careful and pick your fish carefully and make sure you use a side slip strike on the hook set because if you have no control the fish will put the others down fast, side pressure is the key. Not all sections will have this activity you will need to search the pools out but the big pool below Rainbow Riffle is a good one if your up for a good walk, Stan's pool is also a great choice. Be sure to pack some Oct caddis patterns because you will see some awesome takes on the naturals and they will take a good imitation quickly. Be aware if it's a cloudy day "think Olives".