Valley County survey shows 66% support transferring 20,000 acres of endowment lands around Payette Lake to the U.S. Forest ...

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 — Local emergency services are urging residents to exercise extreme caution on frozen bodies of water after a person driving a UTV ventured onto thin ice at Payette Lake on Jan. 25 and ...

This year’s decoration event is Tuesday. Hall is reaching out for volunteers to help, as well as for those who want to take on the project long-term. She and Asker will be on hand that morning to ...

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, ...

Fire & Ice Winterfest, held annually the first full weekend in February in the intimate and relaxing resort town of Lava Hot Springs, brings thrills and chills as one of the quirkiest festivals in the ...

If you're looking for gorgeous, ancient glacier lakes surrounded by incredible natural beauty, visit Idaho. While you could explore the state's largest lake (Lake Pend Oreille) in the panhandle, you ...

Mackinaw trout, like this giant Payette Lake specimen caught by local angler and YouTuber Matt Keller, can live to be up to 50 years old. Jordan Rodriguez Wildlife has fascinated me since childhood.

What happens when the places locals kept quiet finally get noticed? Idaho’s lake life was once a whispered gem, but this summer, it’s crashing into the spotlight with wild, magnetic force. Shorelines, ...

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 ...