Most anglers who wind up atop the Idaho state record fish leaderboards do so out of pure luck. But Robert Gregory’s story ...

Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout are one of only three native subspecies of trout that call Idaho home, making the record catch ...

Henrys Lake is one of Idaho’s first bodies of water to freeze over during the winter, giving anglers an early-season, idyllic ...

A new Idaho state record Yellowstone cutthroat trout has been pulled from the ice at Henrys Lake, one of the state’s most ...

An Idaho angler sets a new state record with a 19-inch Yellowstone cutthroat trout at Henry's Lake.

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 ...

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 — 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, ...

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 ...