KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) – Bass anglers in Tennessee may have to change their approach to what they catch and keep starting next year. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is accepting public ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency Fisheries Division has released its 2023 fishing regulation proposals. One of the proposed changes is looking to establish a limit on the ...

DANDRIDGE, Tenn. (WATE) — Seven months after Helene, we’re still learning how the storm affected the environment in East Tennessee. Officials with Tennessee Valley Authority and Tennessee Wildlife ...

DANDRIDGE, Tenn. — Biologists hit the water Wednesday to survey the fish population in Douglas Lake. Crews from the Tennessee Valley Authority and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency teamed up for ...

Angler Caleb Bell with his state-record Alabama bass. The fish weighed 7 pounds 3 ounces. Officials in Tennessee certified a new state-record bass Friday after confirming the species in a lab. And ...

Fisheries biologists with the Tennessee Valley Authority have begun to survey fish populations in Douglas Lake in Dandridge, Tennessee for the first time since Hurricane Helene debris covered many ...

In an early May Bass Pro Tour tournament on the Tennessee River, Major League Fishing pro David Walker explained the importance of playing your cards right when a shad-spawn bite goes bust, switching ...

DANDRIDGE, Tenn. (WATE) — Douglas Lake was filled with debris after Hurricane Helene came through East Tennessee, but a year later, the cleanup process is complete. The Tennessee Valley Authority ...

Bass nuts are some of the most fanatical fishermen out there. They’ll pack their bags and drive flat across the country to fish a hot bass lake without batting an eye—and almost always say it’s worth ...

Shad spawns can pay off big, but bass pros who win big money don’t go all in on them. To catch big bass all day during a shad spawn, you gotta know when to hold ‘em and know when to fold ‘em. In an ...