SEVIERVILLE — Seventy-four anglers competed in this year’s Smallmouth King Bass Tournament, catching 306 tournament-qualifying fish during the two-day event.
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SEVIERVILLE â The Sevierville Chamber of Commerce is proud to present the third annual Smallmouth King Bass Tournament on June 5-6, 2021.
The tournament allows anglers to fish Seviervilleâs world-class smallmouth bass waters during the areaâs first catch-photograph-release event.
This two-day event is fished on the Little Pigeon River and its tributaries in Sevierville. Anglers may fish from a kayak or canoe, by wading or from the shore. Weigh-ins are done virtually by snapping a photo of the fish on an official tournament hawg trough and uploading it to the tournament app.
âIn these waters, smallmouth are king,â says tournament director and local fishing guide Greg Ward. âThis tournament has grown in popularity every year because of Seviervilleâs world-class smallmouth bass population â and all the things there are to see and do in town. Bring the whole family. Those who fish will be amazed. This is truly some of the best river f