by Andy | Jun 3, 2018 | Events, fishing
It’s just one week till the Chuck Copeland Memorial Kid’s Fishing Rodeo on Saturday June 9 with registration taking place at 7:00 am. Mr. John Murray has arranged a fantastic price on three “Lew’s – Mach CRUSH” rod and reel combos...
by Andy | May 22, 2018 | Community, Events
by Perry Z. Massengill Region 3 Reservoir Fisheries TN Wildlife Resources Agency Recently, the first stage of a project that includes Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) , Rhea County High School (RCHS), and the Watts Bar Lake...
by Andy | Apr 26, 2018 | Community, Events, Invasive Aquatic Plants
A message from the WBEFC Dear WBEFC Stakeholders, The Watts Bar Ecology and Fishery Council is sponsoring an educational presentation regarding the impacts the invasive aquatic plant incursion is having on the fishery and ecology of Watts Bar Lake. I hope you will...
by Andy | Apr 11, 2018 | Community, Events
Thanks to the efforts of some 40+ volunteers, including WBLA volunteers as well as TVA personnel and inmates, the IJAM’s Nature Center’s 29th Annual River Rescue event on Watts Bar was a tremendous success. Tally of trash and other refuse: 161 bags of trash 1 dock...
by Andy | Apr 10, 2018 | Community, Events
TDEC is again presenting the 3-day conference, Environmental Show of the South, on May 16 – 18th in Chattanooga. The WBEFC Chairman, Tim Joseph, has been asked to present a paper on the invasive aquatic plant problem in our lakes. His paper will be presented on...
