Calling all future fishermen ages 12 and under to the World’s Biggest Fish Fry Junior Fishing Rodeo Saturday. The event returns to Williams Lake, 120 Greenacres Drive, where some hungry catfish mixed with a few bluegill and bass await young anglers. Registration is free. Prizes will be award…

Anglers across the region have been asking themselves all week whether this is really late April spring fishing or did we just skip summer and go directly to the fall fishing scene?

Fast approaching is the World’s Biggest Fish Fry here in Paris and among the events will be a Junior Fishing Rodeo returning to Williams Lake.

The fourth annual Cast ’N’ Blast to benefit the Henry County Carl Perkins Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse will arrive on April 17. A combination bass tournament and turkey hunt will coincide with a kids fishing rodeo. Check-ins will be held at Paris Landing State Park marina.

At a time when Kentucky Lake crappie should be making a blitz toward spawning structure and anglers should be loading the boat with slabs, it has been somewhat challenging out there. Apparently the fish didn’t get the memo.

The Henry County No Fly Zone Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) provides youths in grades 4-12 and college an opportunity to participate in the three main shotgun shooting disciplines — trap, skeet and sporting clays.

Several areas within the Big Sandy unit of the Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge will reopen on Tuesday to boaters, anglers and sightseers.

Both water color and lake levels have been changing somewhat for Kentucky Lake’s early March fishing scene, but it’s a month known for variables.

Rising lake levels this week in the aftermath of torrential rains sort of had anglers concerned. But it seems temperatures are rising, too, as some spring-like weather has entered the picture.

Becoming active is a great way to get your heart health, physical and mental health in line. 

A sporting clays shoot benefitting the Northwest Tennessee Chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes will take place on March 13 at Holley Fork Shooting Complex at 6133 Highway 79 northeast of Paris.

Sportsmen across Tennessee are reminded to renew their fishing and hunting licenses as the expiration date is Sunday. Every year, licenses expire on the last day of February. All licenses are the same price as last year so that’s good news for anglers and hunters. You can purchase them onlin…

It’s not often you hear of someone fishing their way into college. Sawyer Williams of Paris is doing just that and hopes to further his education one cast at a time. He knows one doesn’t advance through the ranks of higher education by fishing alone, as hitting the books — not just setting t…

It’s a carbon copy of last weekend for some lucky waterfowlers across Tennessee. On Saturday, it’s the second and final Youth Waterfowl Hunt.

Applications for the youth and adult turkey quota hunts at Land Between the Lakes will be available online through Feb. 28.

Memphis-based Ducks Unlimited has a birthday today. This marks DU’s 84th anniversary. Started by a small group of enthusiasts on a mission to save North America’s waterfowl populations and the continent’s strong waterfowling traditions, DU was founded in 1937 during the Great Depression and …

The battle against Asian carp rages on. At times it seems a few skirmishes have been won only to see the carp still winning the war.

D uck hunters in Tennessee passed the halfway point of a 60-day season last weekend and for most it has been a tough one thus far. For the bulk of weary waterfowlers, the common denominator seems to be low numbers across a vast area that ranges from the Bootheel of Missouri all the way acros…

A second winter trout stocking will take place next Wednesday at Paris Eiffel Tower Park pond located just off Volunteer Drive across the road from the Eiffel Tower replica. One was held in December and this will be the second and final stocking on the schedule. Same day stockings will also …

Going outdoors this year has been the cat’s meow for most folks seeking some sort of relief from this crazy ordeal we’ve been going through.

Tennessee’s long and liberal deer seasons are slowly drawing to a close. What began way back in late September will now see the curtain fall starting next week for a few select hunters.

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is offering a free online option to complete Tennessee hunter education. The National Rifle Association course can be completed online with no in-person portion required.

If you thought camping was just a seasonal fad, think again!

When Tennessee duck hunters start swapping their shotguns for fishing poles, it’s a sure sign the web-footed, feathered friends from up north haven’t yet accepted the invitation to visit.

Harvest numbers of deer across the state increased significantly this past week. With the muzzleloader segment already in progress and the regular gun opener last Saturday most all counties have seen a dramatic rise in just the last few days.

Duck hunters across the Volunteer State have been anxiously awaiting the return of the season since the curtain fell back in late January, bringing the end to what had been a rough and tough season last year for most.

Both Tennessee and Cross Creeks National Wildlife Refuges will implement seasonal closures beginning Sunday.

Kentucky Lake crappie fishermen, along with practically all other anglers, have seen nice weather and a pleasant fall extend into mid-November, and no one is complaining. It has been nice out there lately!