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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Fish stories come in all sizes and shapes. Some are even non-fiction. This week I'd like to share one, certified and true, that came to light this year. It's courtesy of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...

Rob Scott, the Minnesota angler who caught a potential tip-up world-record lake trout in February, pleaded guilty on Friday in Canada’s Fort Frances Provincial Offences Court to keeping one lake trout ...

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 ...