Aaron Goettsche is no stranger to monster lake trout. An avid angler, fishing rod maker, and longtime veteran on ...

Aaron Goettsche, of Stansbury Park, Utah, was fishing solo on McCall’s Payette Lake on June 19 when he reeled in a lake trout ...

"I’m honored to have the record, it is by length of 42 inches and the poundage for Idaho is pretty big," said Aaron Goettsche ...

Aaron Goettsche of Stansburry Park caught a whopping 42-inch lake trout, which topped the previous record set in 2018.

Managing a large sterile lake with big, long-lived predators and a fluctuating prey species poses a big challenge for fisheries managers, and Payette Lake at McCall is the latest case ...

Fishing columnist Jordan Rodriguez said it’s paying off. Kokanee salmon are making a comeback at McCall’s Payette Lake, and bringing outfitters too Skip to main content ...

Little Payette Lake Arguably the toughest lake on this list, Little Payette doesn’t give up its monsters easily. That’s because its most notable giant is the tiger muskie , notorious as the ...

The previous record holder also made his catch at Payette Lake when he was ice fishing back in January. Close Ad To stream KTVB on your phone, you need the KTVB app.

Fishing columnist Jordan Rodriguez said it’s paying off. ... Our target for the day — and the Sandys’ target just about every summer day at Payette Lake — was a cooler full of kokanee salmon.