Cutthroat trout record broken by 3 inches
(Photo courtesy of Idaho Fish & Game) Madison Nackos releases a 24-inch Westslope Cutthroat Trout back into the cool waters of Priest Lake, clinching the current catch-and-release Idaho state record for this species.
(Photo courtesy of Idaho Fish & Game) Madison Nackos releases a 24-inch Westslope Cutthroat Trout back into the cool waters of Priest Lake, clinching the current catch-and-release Idaho state record for this species.
PRIEST LAKE — Madison Nackos of Spokane set a new catch-and-release state record from Priest Lake.
Nachos hooked the monster cutthroat trout while fishing Priest Lake on May 29. The fish measured 24 inches long, beating the previously held record of 21 inches set by Tom Weadick in 2020.
The Westslope Cutthroat Trout is a native trout that is common in both lakes and streams throughout Idaho’s Panhandle Region, along with other regions of the state.
Catch-and-release state records are based on total length. They are kept for each of the four subspecies of cutthroat trout found in Idaho, including Bonneville, Yellowstone, Westslope and Lahontan cutthroat trout.
