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, ...

Many of the McCall Winter Carnival sculptures are modeled after an animal that comes from quite the legend – somewhere in ...

The Payette National Forest seeks public input on a plan to increase overnight fees at Upper Payette Lake Group Campground by ...

In February 1995, KTVB Idaho Life reporter John Miller looked into the origins of Sharlie, the Payette Lake monster.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Department of Lands has auctioned off 21 vacation home sites at Payette Lake as part of its plan to divest itself of the lucrative but difficult-to-manage assets.

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 ...

It's all about perspective. From the outside looking in, the takeaway from the April 5 state auction of 21 cabin sites along Payette Lake is that the Idaho Department of Lands netted $6 million.

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 ...