For the first time since 2014, Idaho Fish and Game has stocked kokanee salmon in McCall’s Payette Lake. The recent load of 400,000 fingerling kokanee is the latest step in an effort to balance ...

Every year during ice fishing season, I get lots of questions about Payette Lake in McCall. It is lesser known than Cascade, and fewer anglers fish it, but the giant Mackinaw trout that lurk in ...

Kyle shouted as the fish came into view. “Barely hooked, too. Be careful!” After a few nervous moments, Kyle slid the net under a chunky, two-foot lake trout. I’ve caught Payette Mackinaws ...

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. Bear Lake straddles the ...

Smith did release the trout back into the lake after taking the photo. The previous record holder also made his catch at Payette Lake when he was ice fishing back in January.

An afternoon spent at Payette Lake can be relaxing and refreshing ... others think it’s a giant sturgeon or some other unusually large fish. Whether Sharlie is real or not, the town of ...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho public health officials are urging caution after lake trout caught from Payette Lake tested high for levels of mercury. The Idaho Division of Public Health issued an ...