The shooting heads allow you to cover a lot of area with a minimum of false casts. They also allow you to carry one reel or spool with a running line and vary the fishing depth by changing to different heads. Many times I will fish 2 flies at a time. I tie the first fly to the end of the leader then tie a 1-2 foot piece of tippet to the eye of the first fly. I attach the second fly to the end of the tippet and put the larger or heavier fly at the end.
Dry flies fished during hatches provide for some great fishing.
Midges, mayflies, caddis and terrestrials are abundant in most lakes. Dry flies can also be fished with motion. It's similar to fishing a popping bug for bass. As with wet flies, pointing the rod at the fly and preventing slack line will increase hook-ups. Dry fly fishing at inlets can be done in the traditional up and across dry fly method.