In Idaho folklore, Sharlie (Slimy Slim, The Twilight Dragon of Payette Lake) is the name given to a sea serpent much like the Loch Ness Monster that is believed by some to live in the deep alpine waters of Payette Lake near McCall, Idaho.
The first reference to the sea serpent may be the belief of Native Americans, predating western settlement of the area, that an evil spirit dwelled in the lake.
[2] In August 1944 the serpent was reportedly seen by several groups of people who described it as 30 to 35 feet in length, with a dinosaur-type head and pronounced jaws,[3] humps like a camel, and shell-like skin.
It left a wake about like a small motor boat would make.”[6] In 1954 A. Boone McCallum, Editor of The Star News [7] held a contest to name the serpent of Payette Lake.
You know – ‘Vas you der, Sharlie?” [8] This was a reference to the popular catch phrase often spoken by Jack Pearl during his old time radio show.