Streamers

Ronnie-
 
It depends on water temp/flow/clarity I guess.  I'll dead drift them, swing them, and strip 'em too.  Fish aggressiveness is a factor too.

Forgot to add that I'll throw in some short or long, erratic strips at the very end as well. Basically four ways in one -- dead drift, swing, hang in the current and strip. If I find that they're hitting on one particular method I'll focus more on doing it and it only.

Interesting about the second hook, I'll definetely have to look into that because I've been missing probably 75 or 80% of the strikes lately. Something else to try, atleast this is what I read somewhere, is to not set the hook immediately and just let it sit there waiting for another strike. Reasoning is that trout (atleast rainbows) have a tendency to strike with the intentions of wounding a baitfish and more often than not will strike again.

By the way, this might sound retarded (I don't tie flies for the record), but how do you exactly add a trailer hook on streamers? I know the routine for spin fishing lures, but what about flies?

1 -Dead drifting under an indicator
2 -Dead drift/High stick
3 -twitching under an indicator (this has been a killer for me on the yough)
 I dont seem to do as well on the swing or hanging in the current.  The strikes I get I cant seem to hook up

That would depend on the type of streamer....

These have been outfishing caddis pupas and emergers some days here at Shenango, which is really saying something considering the rediculous amount of caddis coming off.

I've caught a few dead drifting and giving it a jigging motion through the drift (quietman mentioned something similar above). It's tough because to achieve the ideal jigging motion through the drift you have to keep a tight line but leave enough to keep the fly dead drifting. Also, the fly obviously either has to have a beadhead and/or a small split shot above to give it that action.

I've also found that with the fly hanging downstream, keeping the rod tip up in the 10 o'clock position and adding subtle, 3/4"-1" strips every 10-15 seconds or so has produced instant strikes. The key I've found here is to let the fly settle after it's swing before adding the small strips. I'm thinking with the fly hanging up near the surface it's drawing the trout in for a look and the small strip seals the deal (the strike is pretty instant after this). I caught a fairly sizeable catfish the other day with this method (yes, a catfish near the surface ).