ERWIN, Tenn. (WJHL) — A trotline is a fishing line with baited hooks used to catch multiple fish at once. It also happens to be at the center of a controversy in Unicoi County. On Memorial Day weekend ...

I am a lifelong fisherman and hunter. I was taught from childhood to respect nature and to ensure that my actions do not endanger other sportsmen. I will never forget my Daddy passing up a chance to ...

ERWIN, Tenn. — After a kayak student was entangled in a trotline, a top kayak safety instructor cut the line to prevent injuries to other paddlers floating down the Nolichucky River over Memorial ...

Here’s a question that may stump even the most experienced angler? How did trotlines get their name? How the term “trotline” became the name for this well-known stationary fishing device, which ...

The smell was offensive enough — a retch-inducing wave of death’s unmistakable, sticky stench overwhelming what had been a sweet, rich, organic aroma of vibrant life suffusing the East Texas waterway ...

An old and persistent frustration surfaced this past weekend, rising unwanted from the murky-green water of a slough connected to a southeast Texas river. I eased the boat close to a clump of flooded ...

ERWIN, Tenn. — After a kayak student was entangled in a trotline, a top kayak safety instructor cut the line to prevent injuries to other paddlers floating down the Nolichucky River over Memorial ...