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Idaho Fisherman Reclaims His Spot in the Record Book with Another Monster Lake Trout Caught from the Same Lake

Summary by Outdoor Life
Dylan Smith, a fisherman from Idaho Falls, has reclaimed his spot in the Idaho record book with another 40-plus-inch lake trout. The monster laker came from Payette Lake, which is the same water body where he broke the state’s catch-and-release laker record in 2018. It’s also where Smith’s record was replaced by an angler from Utah, Aaron Goettsche, in 2025.  Smith was fishing on Payette on May 2 when he caught the trout, according to an announc…
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Outdoor Life broke the news on Wednesday, June 24, 2026.
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