Payette Lake in McCall is one of the top summer tourist attractions in Idaho. A new recreation lease protects hiking, biking and many other activities near the lake. Idaho Statesman file photo ...

Payette Lake in McCall, Idaho, sees species recovery with record trout catch by angler Aaron Goettsche. Fish and Game credits the catch to restoration efforts.

Officials are saying Goettsche’s fat, trophy-sized laker is a sign of a fishery reborn. “Payette Lake is back — and better than ever,” Idaho Fish and Game officials said in a press release announcing ...

The fish, which he later released, measured 42 inches long, nabbing the state record by half an inch. The previous record lake trout, caught by Dylan Smith in 2018, was also from Payette Lake.

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 ...

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 ...

BOISE, Idaho — Reeling in the "big one" is every angler's dream, but it became a reality for one Stansbury Park, Utah man who caught a record-setting lake trout in Payette Lake. On June 19, 2025 ...

A Utah angler caught a monster lake trout in McCall last month, Idaho Department of Fish and Game officials announced Monday, and his catch broke the state catch-and-release record and signaled ...

A Utah man set an Idaho state record back in June, catching a 42-inch lake trout inside of Payette Lake, state officials said.

Fisheries researchers caught a 54-pound lake trout from Payette Lake in June 2023, nearing the 57.5-pound state weight record from a fish caught on Priest Lake in the 1970s.