State and federal fisheries managers want to bring bull trout into a lake in Pend Oreille County, a move they say will help recover the threatened species. The Washington Department of Fish and ...

Just because climate change could affect bull trout doesn’t mean federal agencies can move them to Gunsight Lake from other St. Mary watershed lakes without complying with the law. That’s according to ...

The following is a news release from the Idaho Department of Fish and Game. IDAHO FALLS – Grab your fishing pole, pack the cooler, and don’t forget your fishing license! Personnel from Idaho Fish and ...

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 ...

Idaho officials were proud to announce a new state-record lake trout Monday. The 42-inch lunker was caught by Aaron Goettsche, a fisherman and rod maker from Utah, and a lot of their excitement stems ...

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 ...

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, ...

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.

Gunsight Lake in Glacier National Park. (Keila Szpaller/The Daily Montanan) A couple of conservation groups are asking a federal court to stop a Glacier National Park plan to put endangered bull trout ...

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 signaled the ...