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 is the first of it's family I've seen, collected from a tiny, fishless stream in the Cascades. The three species of this genus all live in the Northwest and are predators that primarily eat stonefly nymphs Merritt R.W., Cummins, K.W., and Berg, M.B. (2019).
Continuing my western explorations, I woke at 7 am to wander up a beautiful little stream in the big mountains. The pictures speak for themselves. Brook trout were few and far between, but I caught a few.
I also checked out Valley Creek, near the trailhead at the upper end of the road. It was slow fishing for small trout, and I finally landed a 6" brookie after a few missed strikes, just to keep the no-skunking streak going.