Until a couple of years ago, anglers who hoped to make the Idaho Department of Fish and Game’s record book wound up killing the state’s grandest fish, based on a requirement that weights of all record ...

The Payette Lake Trail will feature lake views with granite outcroppings and forest in the foreground. Courtesy of CIMBA The Central Idaho Mountain Bike Association (CIMBA) plans to begin construction ...

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 the ...

MCCALL — Aaron Goettsche is no stranger to monster lake trout. An avid angler, fishing rod maker, and longtime veteran on Utah’s/Wyoming’s famous Flaming Gorge Reservoir — a world-renowned fishery ...

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, ...

Idaho officials were proud to announce a new state-record lake trout Monday. The 42-inch lunker was caught by Aaron Goettsche, a fisherman and rod maker from Utah, and a lot of their excitement stems ...

BOISE, Idaho — On Tuesday morning, the Idaho Department of Lands approved a plan for endowments lands around Payette Lake near McCall and voted to open the application period for easement land ...

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. Aaron Goettsche Courtesy of Idaho ...