Early morning

Living it

Shaye and Matthew Peeler following the action on Chatuge today. Shaye, as always, is chugging a Diet Mountain Dew. 

Scenes from Day 1 takeoff

Open anglers begin Day 1 of the Bass Pro Shops Northern Open #2 presented by Allstate.

Day 2 launch

Bananas really are bad luck

Steve Bowman had a critical lapse in judgement today that severely impacted our ability to cover this tournament. He brought a banana in the boat.

Favorite BASSfest selfie

Looking back through the many photos from BASSfest today, this one may be my favorite. It's a selfie snapped on stage right after the University of Tennessee Chattanooga won the...

Less traffic on the Chick

We've noticed much less boat traffic on Chicamauga today compared to Saturday and even Friday when it seemed quite busy. But our boat driver, local Mark Grimsley, tells us those days were light compared to a...

Don’t count Herren out just yet

Matt Herren is fishing deep structure now, returned to a spot he tried late this morning. He's got around 17 pounds right now, but during the first three days of this derby...

Wheeler screaming with joy

Jacob Wheeler has been working his way back north from Chester Frost Park.

Herren fishing new waters

Matt Herren tells us he's fishing all new waters today. None of the previous spots where he's done damage are working out for him today. So he's focusing on big docks with...