Here's another image from Silver Creek today. The baetis have been very strong starting around 10:45 AM or so but it is the most challenging fishing of the day by far. The fish are selective and eating SMALL baetis and they want the fly to look like the real deal which is far from easy to see... So, the hopper fishing by noon and especially if the wind picks up has been great. The hopper does not need to be right on the bank either. The callibaetis afternoon thing is starting to wane. I saw a few today but the fish never really got on them where I was...
The rising fish ended up missing the baetis in the picture below and the baetis drifted on a few more feet and then flew away.