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 ...

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, ...

The Idaho Department of Lands has auctioned off 32 more lots at Payette Lake in northern Idaho as it continues its plan to divest itself of the lucrative but difficult-to-manage assets. The agency in ...

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 Valley ...

As Captain Kyle Sandy motored away from Mile High Marina, the bustle of McCall faded into the peaceful stillness of our alpine surroundings. And after weeks of near-triple-digit heat in the Treasure ...

MCCALL, Idaho — Local emergency services are urging residents to exercise extreme caution on frozen bodies of water after a person driving a UTV ventured onto thin ice at Payette Lake on Jan. 25 and ...

If you're looking for gorgeous, ancient glacier lakes surrounded by incredible natural beauty, visit Idaho. While you could explore the state's largest lake (Lake Pend Oreille) in the panhandle, you ...

What happens when the places locals kept quiet finally get noticed? Idaho’s lake life was once a whispered gem, but this summer, it’s crashing into the spotlight with wild, magnetic force. Shorelines, ...

Aaron Goettsche, of Stansbury Park, Utah, was fishing solo on McCall’s Payette Lake on June 19 when he reeled in a lake trout, according to a news release from Fish and Game. The fish, which he later ...