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 ...

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, ...

Most anglers that wind up atop the Idaho state record fish leaderboards do so out of pure luck. But Robert Gregory’s story goes a little different.

AHSAHKA, Idaho — On January 13, Todd Phillips of Fruitland caught a record-breaking 20.03-pound rainbow trout near Orofino, Idaho. According to a press release from Idaho Fish and Game, Phillips took ...

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, ...

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 ...

BOISE – 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 ...