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 Minnesota Department of Fish and Widllife officially confirmed the state’s newest laker record on Monday. The 43.25-inch lake trout caught by Isaiah Bartlett in March surpassed the state’s ...

Aaron Goettsche holds up the state-record lake trout he caught from Payette Lake on June 19. Idaho officials were proud to announce a new state-record lake trout Monday. The 42-inch lunker was caught ...

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, ...

The all-tackle record of a huge lake trout answers the question "What is the biggest trout ever caught on rod and reel?" But that question, in fairness, should ask what is the biggest trout ever ...

The previous record lake trout, caught by Dylan Smith in 2018, was also from Payette Lake. Fish and Game officials said the noteworthy catches are a sign that the lake has returned to its status as a ...

Wednesday was a cold, cloudy, and slightly windy morning on Lake Superior. But charter captain Ethan Waytashek left the Twin Points public boat ramp confident he and his client Isaiah Bartlett were ...

As of spring 2025, Lake Champlain’s lake trout population is now self-sustaining, a goal that has been in the works for more than 50 years. After joining forces over multiple decades, Vermont, New ...

MANNINGTON, W.Va. — When Robert Riggs and his son decided to drag their boat to Mannington Lake on March 28th, there was some doubt as to whether it was the best idea. “It was an overcast and rainy ...