OK Penn's is just way too hot to fish for trout but smallmouth are good to go, anywhere below Glen Iron will work well- streamers of poppers will get them going! I have about every size popper one could want and find that if you cast across and near the bank and let it sit before giving it a pop your on with any size bass that is in the area.
This time of year it's Trico's for me, you will see pods of fish rising to them or just one lonely really good fish to try for- I like a downstream float if I can possibly get that to work if not upstream is fine if your tippet is long enough. I us a #22- 24 straight big eye hook with "2" long splayed tails of clear material and a dark olive mole fur body with a down wing made of macramé clear (white) yarn that is not thick- your fly needs to be in the film not on top! If it's low humidity the spinner fall with be en mass and the bugs from upstream will feed our targets but if it's high humidity the fall will be over time and not large numbers at any given time- they get picky in this hatch.
After the fall and the rises stop it's time to go find some good beetle and ant water- either plop a #12 black foam beetle or float a size #16-18 black of red ant under some over hangs- then get ready! Both takes can be really soft and almost not seen- pay attention.
Both of the above can result in some really great fish for this time of year- if you go and have a great day- go home a write it down because those days are getting harder to remember or even have because there are just too dam many of us out there.
Oh for my Trico tippet I have been using TroutHunter 6.5x and have had no problem getting them to eat unless your drift has drag!
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