Managing a large sterile lake with big, long-lived predators and a fluctuating prey species poses a big challenge for fisheries managers, and Payette Lake at McCall is the latest case ...

Payette has produced fish over 40 inches, and bigger monsters likely exist! ... and experiencing Payette Lake’s encouraging kokanee comeback firsthand. Let’s hope it’s here to stay.

Payette has produced fish over 40 inches, and bigger monsters likely exist! ... and experiencing Payette Lake’s encouraging kokanee comeback firsthand. Let’s hope it’s here to stay.

Payette Lake (Ice Fishing) Payette has had fishable ice for about two weeks. You’ll have to deal with lots of snow, but the Mackinaws are ready to play.

Idaho Fish and Game says Dylan Smith landed this 41.5-inch long lake trout last month, breaking the previous record by two inches! Smith did release the trout back into the lake after taking the ...

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 Trout. Payette Lake has trout of potentially 50 pounds. Expect to devote some time staring at a fish finder to locate them, but there is no guarantee they will bite.

Dylan Smith, of Boise, was fishing earlier this month at Payette Lake when hooked the behemoth. “When I set the hook on that fish, it didn’t budge at all,” Smith told the Idaho Statesman.

An afternoon spent at Payette Lake can be relaxing and refreshing – as long as you refrain from dwelling on what lies beneath. The 5,330-acre lake, around which the resort town of McCall, Idaho ...

Those with the patience to tackle larger prey might consider Payette Lake for lake trout, where potential 50-pounders swim the depths. For the truly ambitious, Hells Canyon provides the ultimate ...

By Peter Payette In 1982, a Canadian named Gord Cole built a Norwegian-style fish cage on the far eastern end of Lake Huron, in Parry Sound. He said he believes it was the first use of this ...

Fishing columnist Jordan Rodriguez said it’s paying off. Kokanee salmon are making a comeback at McCall’s Payette Lake, and bringing outfitters too Skip to main content ...