A Utah man set an Idaho state record back in June, catching a 42-inch Lake Trout inside of Payette Lake, state officials said. According to a news release from the Idaho Fish and Game, Aaron Goettsch, ...

Aaron Goettsche holds up the state-record lake trout he caught from Payette Lake on June 19. Idaho officials were proud to announce a new state-record lake trout Monday. The 42-inch lunker was caught ...

Utah angler Aaron Goettsche holds up a state catch-and-release record lake trout he caught from Payette Lake on June 19, 2025. The fish measured 42 inches long. A Utah angler caught a monster lake ...

SANDPOINT, Idaho (AP) — A study is planned in northern Idaho to estimate the number of lake trout in Priest Lake along with what they eat and their survival rates. Hugo Gurdon says stabbing in Germany ...

Cutthroat trout from Priest Lake could end up on a dinner table in 2025 under proposed changes to Idaho’s fishing regulations. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game has proposed allowing anglers to ...

Discover Hidden Lake in Idaho’s Sawtooth Wilderness—quiet shores, wild campsites, and pristine waters where trout thrive ...

Mackinaw trout, like this giant Payette Lake specimen caught by local angler and YouTuber Matt Keller, can live to be up to 50 years old. Jordan Rodriguez Wildlife has fascinated me since childhood.

Tiger trout are among the most beautifully marked of all the salmonids, and Austin Christensen recently landed a handsome tiger that has officially broken the Idaho state record. Christensen caught a ...

As we speak, er... type, I’m en route back home from Plummers Lodge up in the Northwest Territories. I met the owner, Chummy Plummer, years ago at a Safari Club International Conv. This past February, ...

Fish and Game officials said the noteworthy catches are a sign that the lake has returned to its status as a trophy fishery for lake trout, which are also known as mackinaw trout. The agency said in ...