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 ...

MCCALL, Idaho — Idaho officials on Tuesday voted to sell at auction a 14-acre “high-end” island in Payette Lake near the vacation and second-home town of McCall. Republican Gov. Brad Little and four ...

BOISE, Idaho — On Tuesday morning, the Idaho Department of Lands approved a plan for endowments lands around Payette Lake near McCall and voted to open the application period for easement land ...

For decades, rumors of a Payette Lake monster have percolated throughout the McCall region. Local natives long feared an “evil spirit” that dwelt in the dark depths of Payette, and there have been ...

BOISE, Idaho — Payette Lake is a getaway destination for many Idahoans and people from throughout the Northwest. But the future of the land surrounding the lake could soon look different. A private ...

For the first time since 2014, Idaho Fish and Game has stocked kokanee salmon into Payette Lake in McCall. Hatchery staff stocked a total of about 400,000 kokanee into the lake in late June, and will ...

The proposed exchange of Payette Lake State endowment lands in Valley County for Trident Holdings, LLC-owned timberland north of Dworshak Reservoir is a bad deal for Idaho. The North Dworshak ...

EAGLE, Idaho (KIFI) — Idaho officials on Wednesday sold only one of five parcels at an auction involving a 14-acre island in Payette Lake near the vacation and second-home town of McCall in ...

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 ...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho officials on Tuesday voted to sell at auction a 14-acre “high-end” island in Payette Lake near the vacation and second-home town of McCall. Republican Gov. Brad Little and ...