SamSteele:
You may not have missed. Quite often fish will see something askew at the very last moment and abort the take. Rises, splashes, and rolls are often false indicators. A tug, however, is a pretty substantial message.
In some really clear dead water, I've watched as fish repeatedly bump dry flies with their noses while their mouths are closed. Don't know if they're trying to stimulate a response or what, but such actions can be frustrating at times as they drift in the current an inch beneath ones fly.
Good luck out there and take the camera along,
Last edited by 1minute; 07/08/15.
