The previous record lake trout, caught by Dylan Smith in 2018, was also from Payette Lake. Fish and Game officials said the noteworthy catches are a sign that the lake has returned to its status as a ...

KALISPELL - Fresh frozen fillets of mackinaw trout and lake whitefish will be on the menus of the needy this spring in Flathead County under a cooperative plan involving fish, fishermen, sports ...

YAKIMA -- State health authorities are urging fish eaters to limit the number of Mackinaw, or lake trout, they consume from central Washington's Lake Chelan after a new study found high levels of DDT ...

Lake trout (Salvelinus namaychus) can grow to an extremely large size, with the world record at 66.8 pounds. They are voracious predators that can consume large quantities of other fish. Their large ...

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 ...