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.
This specimen appears to be of the same species as this one collected in the same spot two months earlier. The identification of both is tentative. This one suffered some physical damage before being photographed, too, so the colors aren't totally natural. I was mostly photographing it to test out some new camera setting idea, which worked really well for a couple of closeups.
Troutnut on Jan 12, 2021January 12th, 2021, 2:26 pm EST
This looks to me like an oblique view of a spent mayfly spinner with its wings stuck to the water, possibly Callibaetis as there seems to be a bit of a dark mottling near the front of the wings, but it's hard to be sure in this picture. Callibaetis would certainly make sense for high lakes.
Jason Neuswanger, Ph.D.
Troutnut and salmonid ecologist