A brief history of the Payette Lake monster For nearly 100 years, the unofficial symbol of McCall has roamed the deep waters of Payette Lake. To stream KTVB on your phone, you need the KTVB app.

Sharlie stories and occasional sightings (the latest documented in 2002) don’t keep locals or tourists out of the lake. Water skiers, wakeboarders and jet skiers take advantage of the wide ...

Mackinaw trout, or lake trout, can be caught at Payette Lake in McCall, Idaho. ... it seems unlikely that Sharlie is actually lurking in the depths. At more than 300 feet, ...

As you paddle, you may even see Sharlie, Payette Lake's alleged monster. If you're itching to cast a line, Payette Lake is teeming with kokanee and three species of trout.

Sharlie: Often described as a cute, friendly monster, Sharlie lives near the bottom of Payette Lake in McCall, Idaho. Imagine a smiling green dragon, 30–40 feet long, that blends in like a sturgeon.

Dinosaurs died out more than 65 million years ago, but don’t tell that to some people in Idaho, who believe that a dinosaur-like water creature inhabits Payette Lake near McCall.

Legend has it a monster resides in Payette Lake and that monster's name is Sharlie. Every year students at McCall Donnelly High School march Sharlie down the avenue during the Mardi Gras parade.

If approved, the ordinance would create 300-foot no-wake safe zones in both Lake Cascade and Payette Lake. ... RELATED: Who is 'Sharlie'? A brief history of the Payette Lake monster.

“Along the beaches and on the streets of McCall there is a topic that has taken the number one spot away from the invasion of Europe,” begins an August 6, ...