WATAUGA, Tenn. (WJHL) – The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) conducted its annual sampling of trout populations in the Watauga River. This is the first sampling of those tailwaters ...

UPDATE: The fisherman has been identified as Brandon Nave, 31, of Watauga, Tennessee, the TWRA reported. CARTER COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — A fisherman has drowned after falling off of his kayak in ...

Officials said the 31-year-old victim from Watauga and another male kayaker were fishing in separate kayaks. The survivor was able to make it shore and call 911. The incident happened at around 9 ...

Update at 11:30 a.m.: Here's what Chris McIntosh, 11 Connects, just learned from crews at the scene. Two men were fishing in a canoe in the Watauga River. One stood up to stretch, and the canoe ...

ELIZABETHTON — A kayaker who was fishing in the Watauga River at 9 a.m. Monday died when his kayak overturned in the rough water, according to the Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency.

The river already attracts anglers and paddlers from across the state. In Watauga County, outdoor recreation generates $236 million in economic activity each year . The two excavators brace their ...