What are these critters?

[Cowlitz Bottomfeeder]

Appears to be an aquatic worm. Found today in a lowland lake. 1-1.5 inches long. Photographed on a hat bill near a chironomid fly.

 

[Cabezon]

Hi CBF,
They look like phantom midges (Chaoboridae). These are the nearly-transparent larvae which are predators on Daphnia and mosquito larvae. The adults hatch into bugs that resemble midges; as adults they may not feed or simply sip nectar.
Steve

 

[SpeyrodGB]

Baby Atlantic salmon. Someone had to say it.

 

[Cowlitz Bottomfeeder]

Thanks Steve, that’s very interesting. It would be even more interesting if I find daphnia in that lake and catch fish on blobs.