A Knoxville native and international anglers are among the competitors this weekend ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Keep the Tennessee River Beautiful, Yamaha Rightwaters, and others held a river cleanup event Tuesday morning ahead of the Bassmaster Classic. Volunteers and professional ...

All the Bassmaster Classic public events in Knoxville are completely free to attend. Here's when you can meet celebrities, watch weigh-ins and more!

They call it “The Super Bowl of Bass Fishing.” It’s the Bassmaster Classic. The Classic is the biggest event in the world of professional fishing. The site for the Classic is Knoxville, ...

Tuesday saw dozens of volunteers hit the water ahead of the 2026 Bassmaster Classic.

Damaging winds, small hail and tornadoes are possible in East Tennessee March 11. See the weather radar and track storm warnings, damage reports.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — With temperatures starting to feel a little more like spring, it’s almost time for the Knox St. Patrick’s Day Parade to come back to Downtown Knoxville. The parade will take ...

Kevin VanDam of Kalamazoo, Michigan angled his way to stardom on the pro bass fishing tour. With 25 career BASS tournament series wins and more than $7 million in earnings, he is widely regarded as ...

The angler best known for exclaiming “I knew it!” after he caught the winning fish at the 2004 Bassmaster Classic admitted that he didn’t anticipate being able to contend on Hartwell while sticking in ...

Pake South knows there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to bass fishing and following that principle yielded a big Day 2 limit that moved him into the lead in the Turtlebox Bassmaster Open […] ...

The Bassmaster Classic returns to Knoxville for a third time, featuring celebrity anglers and free events for fans.

DANDRIDGE, Tenn. (WATE) – The Bassmaster Classic kicked off Thursday in East Tennessee with the Celebrity Pro-Am event on Douglas Lake, pairing professional anglers with celebrities and bringing a ...