Outdoors
ESPN visits Celina
By RAY NORRIS, Clay County Chamber
CELINA-For a period of about four hours a crew from ESPN network was here last Wednesday at the Clay County Chamber of Commerce filming a show for future broadcast.
The subject was, of course, fishing and the participants were local businessman Stephen Headrick and local fishing guides Bob Coan and Bobby Gentry.
Headrick, [...]
First Hayes Open bass tourney taken with huge bag weighing in at nearly 30 pounds
By THOMAS P. WEAVER
CELINA-A good field of participants took to the water here at Pleasant Grove Recreation Area the first weekend of the month for two days of fishing during the First Annual Hayes Open, and the anglers didn’t disappoint when it came weigh-in time.
The tournament, recently renamed in honor of well-known local fallen angler [...]
First Hayes Open fishing tournament set to blast off this Saturday morning
CELINA-A good field of participants are expected to blast off here at Pleasant Grove Recreation Area this Saturday morning for First Annual Hayes Open.
The tournament was recently renamed in honor of well-known local fallen angler James “Cobby” Hayes, who passed away this past summer at the age of 70, and was for the past five [...]
Headrick renames tourney to honor fallen local angler
CELINA-For five years Stephen Headrick hosted a major fall fishing tournament here at Pleasant Grove Recreation Area known as the Dale Hollow Sportsman Citgo-Harris Oil tournament, but this year the event has a new name.
This fall’s competition will be called the “Hayes Open” in honor of Headrick’s longtime late friend and well-known fallen angler James [...]
Road across Dale Hollow Dam will be closed for up to six months, Corps of Engineers says
CELINA-The road crossing Dale Hollow Dam will be closed to vehicular traffic beginning Monday November 2, 2009 at 8:00 a.m., the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports.
The purpose of the road closure is to provide space for cranes and other large equipment, and to ensure the safety of those performing scheduled maintenance work. Improvements will be [...]
Just over 10 pounds wins August five-fish tourney
CELINA-The third of a monthly series of five-fish-limit tournaments hosted by Friday night tournament director Luke Sherrell to compliment his regular weekly series was held here at Dale Hollow Marina last weekend, producing several good sacks and a significant total purse of $1,000–thanks to the $100 entry fee.
Marty Buford and Cori White were the first-place [...]
Local youths spend the summer working at Dale Hollow National Fish Hatchery
CELINA-Clay County residents Paige Rich, Jasmine Smith, Jordan Melton, and Ryan Blakley spent this summer working at the Dale Hollow National Fish Hatchery as Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) enrollees.
The three objectives of the YCC program are to accomplish needed conservation work on public lands, provide gainful summer employment to youth for approximately eight weeks, and [...]
Thursday night series’ fish-off won with less than five pounds
CELINA-With a good turnout of 23 boats for the Thursday night ’smallmouth-only’ series’ fish-off held last Saturday night here at Dale Hollow Marina, a good number of big fish were expected to be seen at the dual weigh-in event, but that wasn’t the case.
Only two were caught, leaving half of the top four places being [...]
Hunter Safety classes set at Hermitage Springs and CCHS
Hunting season is fast approaching, so begin planning now for hunter safety classes in Clay County.
If you were born after January 1, 1969 and are 10 years old or older, you are required to complete a hunter safety course prior to hunting in Tennessee.
There will be two classes offered in Clay County this year. The [...]
Thursday night tournaments featuring several trophy fish
CELINA-Several big smallmouth have showed up here at Dale Hollow Marina on Thursday nights this past month during the ’smallmouth-only’ events, including the last two which featured a pair of the trophy fish.
“This is the time of year we start seeing the big fish on a regular basis,” tournament co-director Jeff Smith told the HORIZON [...]
Cumberland’s tailwater trout: this trophy fishery is adjusting during drawdown
By Tim Tipton
for Dale Hollow outdoors
In January 2007, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lowered Lake Cumberland to 680 feet above sea level in order to make repairs on the dam. These repairs are expected to be completed by December of 2012.
In the first two years of the lowered water levels, the tailwater [...]
Time is now to prepare for archery season
By Brian Grossman
for Dale Hollow Outdoors
Summer is in full swing, and for many folks that means spending their free time relaxing by the pool, having bar-b-ques with friends, or for those of us with kids – spending long days at the ball park.
For the diehard bowhunter, though, this is the perfect time to get [...]
Local angler zeroes in on big smallmouth over the weekend
DALE HOLLOW-Local angler Michael “Smiley” Savage took back-to-back ’smallmouth-only’ victories this past weekend by carrying a big smallmouth to the scales here Thursday night at Dale Hollow Marina and Saturday night at Star Point Resort.
He captured the first win with his son Colby and the second to top off the weekend with his partner Brandon [...]
Rare Occurrence at Dale Hollow Dam
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