In the panhandle of the state sits a lake producing more rainbow trout over 20 pounds than anywhere else in the world, Idaho Fish and Game said. That's Lake Pend Oreille and the fishing there is ...

Idaho fisheries officials will field questions about the state of fish populations in Lake Pend Oreille at an open house Thursday night in Sandpoint.

“I’m highly concerned about this development’s threats to bull trout, Trestle Creek and Lake Pend Oreille,” said Whitney Palmer, a Sandpoint-based staffer for the Center. “It’s disappointing that two ...