Tiny Baetis mayflies are perhaps the most commonly encountered and imitated by anglers on all American trout streams due to their great abundance, widespread distribution, and trout-friendly emergence habits.
On our way from the Reno area and the Upper Truckee to fish the Golden Trout Wilderness, we couldn't resist a detour to see the oldest (non-clonal) organisms in the world: the ancient Great Basin Bristlecone Pines and the Methuselah Grove. They did not disappoint.