Tennessee Fishing News

OLD HICKORY LAKE, Tenn. - Boaters on Old Hickory Lake near Nashville, Tenn., have a new and low-cost way to get help if they run aground, run out of fuel or have a mechanical breakdown. Capt. Shane O'Neal, who runs TowBoatUS ports in five other locations in Tennessee and Alabama, has opened TowBoatUS Old Hickory.

Tennessee pros David Walker, Brandon Card and Ott DeFoe won't be just home-state anglers in the May 3-6 Douglas Lake Challenge; they'll be local favorites.

Douglas Lake, just east of Knoxville, Tenn., is almost in the backyards of Walker and DeFoe. Walker lives in Sevierville, and DeFoe just outside Knoxville. Card, from up the road in Caryville, says his true home lake is Norris, but he knows Douglas well enough to claim local-angler status.

HENDERSONVILLE, TN - Sumner County may be the heartbeat of the country music world, home to the Grand Old Opry and stomping grounds for just about every country music legend, but for a week in May it will also become the center of the world of professional bass fishing. Fortunately, the two slices of uniquely American culture will be able to coexist and thrive together.

Paris, Tennessee - - Collegiate anglers throughout the country will be setting their sights on Kentucky Lake for the 2012 Collegiate Bass Fishing Open, Presented by Pepsi. Serving as host for the third consecutive year, The Henry County Alliance of Paris, Tennessee, and the Paris Landing Marina will be tournament headquarters. Fishing takes place June 23-24, with the registration, dinner, and activities to be held Friday, June 22, 2012.

DECATUR, Ala. - Most David Walker fans automatically assume he's won a major tournament in his career, and now they are correct.

Amassing a Wheeler Lake catch of 63 pounds, 10 ounces the Sevierville, Tenn., pro took possession Sunday of the Bassmaster Elite Series Dixie Duel trophy, his first win in a premier circuit.

Nashville, TN-In honor of Father's Day, the Union Sportsmen's Alliance is offering members the opportunity to share their favorite memories in the USA Father's Day Story Contest now through Thursday, June 30.

BRISTOL, Tenn.- The Walmart Bass Fishing League is headed to South Holston Reservoir May 7 for the third of five stops in the Volunteer Division. As many as 400 boaters and co-anglers will be competing for top awards up to $9,500 and $3,000, respectively.

PERCY PRIEST LAKE, Tenn., April 21, 2011 - Capt. Shane O'Neal knows how to get boaters, sailors and anglers safely home after they've had trouble on the water. His five TowBoatUS towing companies on the Tennessee River chain of lakes have helped boaters and anglers who have run out of gas, run aground, or broke down since 2008. Now O'Neal is expanding again, with a new, sixth location on Tennessee's Percy Priest Lake, just one month after opening his fifth location on Watts Bar Lake.

SPARTA, Tenn. - The Walmart Bass Fishing League is headed to Center Hill April 30 for the third of five stops in the Music City Division. As many as 400 boaters and co-anglers will be competing for top awards of up to $9,500 and $3,000, respectively.

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee- Clifford Pirch of Payson, Arizona, caught a five-bass limit weighing 16 pounds, 10 ounces Sunday to win $125,000 at the Walmart FLW Tour on Lake Chickamauga presented by National Guard with a four-day catch of 20 bass weighing 77-3.