10/25/2026
🎣 WHAT A DAY ON CHEROKEE LAKE! 🎣
The Grainger County Fishing Tournament is officially in the books with 26 boats!
It was a beautiful day, but Cherokee Lake fought back! Our anglers agreed it was tough fishing, and they worked for every fish they brought to the scales.
🏆 OFFICIAL RESULTS
🥇 1st Place Hunter Price & Mason Humann | 12.95 lbs. | $1,436.00
🥈 2nd Place Nick Hatfield & Josh Roark | 12.62 lbs. | $897.50
🥉 3rd Place Matthew Hughes & Gavin Clevenger | 11.90 lbs. | $538.50
4️⃣ 4th Place Daniel Padgett & Canyon Padgett | 10.61 lbs. | $430.80
5️⃣ 5th Place Bill Humbard | 9.89 lbs. | $287.20
🐟 BIG FISH David Hansel | 3.34 lbs. | $1,010.00
🎣 Josh Short | 8.50 lbs. 🎣 Shannon Jones & Mike Jackson | 7.19 lbs. 🎣 David Hansel | 5.97 lbs. 🎣 Gilbert Atkins & Michael Ridley | 4.63 lbs. 🎣 Jacob Chaney & Tad Dorton | 3.56 lbs. 🎣 Ulyess Chapman & Rusty Chapman | 2.61 lbs. 🎣 Aaron Farmer & Andrew Farmer | 2.33 lbs. 🎣 Carl Scott & Joseph Williams | 2.04 lbs.
🎣 YOUTH ANGLER AWARD
Congratulations to Aaron and Andrew Farmer on receiving our Youth Angler Award!
A huge thank you to Jones Trolling Motor Repair Center for providing TWO incredible fishing rods from JIB RODZ for our youth winners.
Supporting and encouraging the next generation of anglers was an important part of this tournament, and we couldn't have asked for a better prize for our youth anglers! 🎣🏆
A huge THANK YOU to all 26 boats that joined us!
Special thanks to Morristown Marine and Andy for handling our launch, weigh-in, scoring and tournament operations, and to Pro Angler Ott DeFoe for joining us, spending time with our anglers and helping present our awards.
❤️ Thank you to our sponsors and partners:
White Pine Marine / White Pine Marine Tournament Trail
Rick Eldridge
Greenlee Campground RV & Marine
National Kennel Club
Clayton Homes
Food City
Tom's Sporting Goods
Down Home Restaurant & Catering
Grainger County Humane
Grainger County Parks and Recreation
And THANK YOU to our volunteers and everyone who came out to support the event!
Cherokee Lake may have fought back, but our anglers gave it their best. 🎣
We can't wait to do it again!
