Hex Mayflies
Hexagenia limbata
The famous nocturnal Hex hatch of the Midwest (and a few other lucky locations) stirs to the surface mythically large brown trout that only touch streamers for the rest of the year.
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This specimen keys to the Epeorus albertae group of species. Of the five species in that group, the two known in Washington state are Epeorus albertae and Epeorus dulciana. Of the two, albertae has been collected in vastly more locations in Washington than dulciana, suggesting it is far more common. On that basis alone I'm tentatively putting this nymph in albertae, with the large caveat that there's no real information to rule out dulciana.
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Caddisfly Genus Triaenodes
Genus Range
Specimens of the Caddisfly Genus Triaenodes
1 Adult
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Caddisfly Genus Triaenodes
Taxonomy
23 species (Triaenodes aba, Triaenodes baris, Triaenodes borealis, Triaenodes connatus, Triaenodes cumberlandensis, Triaenodes dipsia, Triaenodes flavascens, Triaenodes florida, Triaenodes furcellus, Triaenodes helo, Triaenodes ignitus, Triaenodes inflexa, Triaenodes injusta, Triaenodes marginata, Triaenodes melacus, Triaenodes nox, Triaenodes ochracea, Triaenodes perna, Triaenodes phalacris, Triaenodes smithi, Triaenodes taenia, Triaenodes tarda, and Triaenodes tridonta) aren't included.