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Daniel Cisek Do both team members have to register or just 1 ?
December 6, 2022; 6:58pm EST
Clinton Hymer If I'm fishing with Brandon Russell do I have to enter too?
December 7, 2022; 1:01pm EST
Travis Williams Clinton, no if he gets in you do not. He is currently on the wait list.
Benjamin, I’m sorry. I was under the understanding it would be approved, but that’s my fault. I have removed the affiliation and apologize for any confusion. We still plan on hosting the event and hope no one was inconvenienced by my mistake.
December 7, 2022; 2:52pm EST
Clinton Hymer Can you take me off the waiting list since I don't have to subscribe too thank you I'll be fishing with Brandon if he gets in
December 8, 2022; 12:24am EST
Justin Cole Travis, i am fishing with Danny Cisek and just curious how this comp will be working? Never done a 2 man team comp before. Most of the ones I’ve done have been single man so just trying to figure out how it works.
December 9, 2022; 4:41pm EST
Justin Cole Travis, i am fishing with Danny Cisek and just curious how this comp will be working? Never done a 2 man team comp before. Most of the ones I’ve done have been single man so just trying to figure out how it works.
December 9, 2022; 4:41pm EST
Travis Williams Justin, you guys as teammates will be given a beat(random draw), and you will fish it together. When it’s your turn to judge you will judge together. Just like a single, but with a partner. We will combine partners’ scores for overall placing, but I’m also giving a prize for the person who catches the most overall regardless of team placement even if they happen to be on the winning team.
December 9, 2022; 8:20pm EST
Justin Cole Travis. Thanks bud. Easy enough. We are coming from Philadelphia to fish and turning the trip into a vacation
December 9, 2022; 8:34pm EST
Travis Williams Justin that is great. If you need recommendations for other activities, food, etc for the trip feel free to reach out. twilliams@gatlinburgtn.gov
December 10, 2022; 4:49am EST
Travis Williams Justin that is great. If you need recommendations for other activities, food, etc for the trip feel free to reach out. twilliams@gatlinburgtn.gov
December 10, 2022; 4:49am EST
Scott Asbill Travis...I notice you have Fips Mouche rules posted. I want to be sure. Sometimes during SEFFL events, we allow the use of squirmy worms. I know this is not a sanctioned event.
December 12, 2022; 8:13pm EST
Travis Williams Scott, when I thought it would be sanctioned I told some people no squirmies, so for this one we will stick with that. We will reevaluate that and several other things for future tournaments.
December 12, 2022; 9:42pm EST
Scott Asbill Travis, thanks for the clarification. Regards, SA
December 13, 2022; 12:19am EST
Daniel Cisek How many sessions are there going to be, also how long are the sessions going to be ?
December 13, 2022; 7:28pm EST
Justin Cole Travis. Do you have a landmark near where checkin for the comp will be? Just trying to make sure the spot I’m staying isn’t an hour away
December 13, 2022; 7:29pm EST
Travis Williams Sorry I’ve been pretty busy at work, and I’m slow to respond on here. If anyone needs a quick response you all are welcome to email me at twilliams@gatlinburgtn.gov so my phone will alert me to the messages.
Daniel…..4 sessions and 1.5hr each. Fish, judge, lunch, judge, fish
Justin…. I’m still working on the exact meeting point, but it will be somewhere on River Road in Gatlinburg between Ripley’s Aquarium and Old Creek Lodge.
December 14, 2022; 5:49am EST
Travis Williams After seeing the interest in the competition I am considering adding a second competition during our DH season which ends April 1.
March gets busy here with spring break traffic, so February is most likely. If so, I’ll try to get the next one up a few days in advance of registration opening. If you have any suggestions please email me at twilliams@gatlinburgtn.gov
December 14, 2022; 5:55am EST
Travis Williams -Free parallel parking will be available along River Rd. I suggest parking in the 400-600 block of River Rd, near where the Skylift chair lift crosses the road for a good central location.

-We will meet at 610 River Rd.

-Food City Deli sandwich trays and chips will be provided free of charge
December 15, 2022; 9:01am EST
Travis Williams CONFIRMATION REQUIRED:
I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and has a Happy New Year! Please confirm your attendance the week prior to the competition to ensure we have all spots full and wait list people can be moved up if you’ve changed your mind. We skipped stocking this week due to icy conditions, so we will add this week’s fish to the tournament week stocking(MORE FISH!)
December 30, 2022; 7:12am EST
Travis Williams Scott, who are you fishing with? Don't see your info to send email info.
If only the registered teammate will confirm it will be easier to keep track of. Sorry for the confusion. Please see your email listed in registration once you have confirmed, and share the forwarded info with your teammate. Thanks
January 10, 2023; 8:54am EST
Scott Asbill I'm fishing with Shawn "Big Fish" Isaacs
January 10, 2023; 10:23am EST
Travis Williams Thanks Scott. I sent the info to his email for you guys.
January 10, 2023; 10:35am EST
Mark Brown Mark Brown Confirmed
January 11, 2023; 2:00pm EST
Travis Williams Had some questions about “pre-fishing”. Since we will be stocking fresh fish two days prior, I am not enforcing any pre-fish dates. We have non comp people that will be fishing the water throughout the week. We will have a good mix of educated fish and fresh fish. You are welcome to fish and familiarize yourselves with the water. Just keep in mind these fish get educated and wary pretty quick, and you don’t want them beat down on comp day.
January 12, 2023; 9:09am EST
Travis Williams Austin,
When we thought we would get league approved I said no squirmies to a few people, so we will stick with that for this one, but may reevaluate on future competitions. San Juan chenille, chamois material, spanflex worm etc is fine. Just no rubber squirmy material.
January 17, 2023; 8:37pm EST
Austin Shoemaker One more question, which license do we need to purchase for out of state?
January 17, 2023; 10:05pm EST
Austin Shoemaker Also I’m Nicholas schierle teammate
January 17, 2023; 10:15pm EST
Travis Williams Thanks Austin, I sent him info last week to share with you. Let me know if I should email direct to you.
Non residents with no TN license of any kind need type 097 Gatlinburg license. Residents or nonresidents with TN all species license need type 099 Gatlinburg license. TN sportsman license holders do not need to buy Gatlinburg license.
January 18, 2023; 5:01am EST
Caleb Luzader Hey ya’ll, if you can, remove me from the waitlist. Mark Brown is making me work for him like a borrowed mule at the Edison,NJ fly fishing show. Also, to clarify, are cigarette butt flies legal in this comp?
January 18, 2023; 11:00am EST
Travis Williams Caleb…. Will do. That sounds like Mark haha. Being an urban setting, cigarette butt nymphs and styrofoam cup dries would work well but are outlawed. Mop fly the color of a cigarette butt could squeak by though.
January 18, 2023; 12:24pm EST
Travis Williams For those of you unfamiliar with the water, I have posted sectors with screenshots and descriptions. You should be able to use those as a reference to explore in better detail on Google Earth if needed. We will be marking sectors with flagging and will have detailed maps on hand.
January 19, 2023; 12:43pm EST
Justin Akelewicz Are we meeting on the bridge or inside the gravel lot
January 20, 2023; 8:33am EST
Travis Williams We will meet across the bridge in the grass to the right of the gravel lot. I’ll have someone at bridge to help direct people.
January 20, 2023; 11:11am EST
Mark Spillane Do we need to bring a tape measure?
January 24, 2023; 10:01am EST
Clinton Hymer What time do we gotta be at check in Saturday morning?
January 24, 2023; 1:04pm EST
Clinton Hymer What time do we gotta be at check in Saturday morning?
January 24, 2023; 1:04pm EST
Clinton Hymer And can you email me the 50 dollars off the hotel code please clinton.hymer123@gmail.com
January 24, 2023; 1:10pm EST
Clinton Hymer And can you email me the 50 dollars off the hotel code please clinton.hymer123@gmail.com
January 24, 2023; 1:10pm EST
Travis Williams Angler meeting at 7:15am. Sending code in email now
January 24, 2023; 1:31pm EST
Travis Williams Mark, someone is bringing trays for everyone to measure
January 24, 2023; 1:33pm EST
Travis Williams WEATHER UPDATE:
For those of you traveling in, we will start the day around freezing temps so dress appropriately, but we are forecasted to get in to the 50s with sunshine. Should be a beautiful day.
January 25, 2023; 7:43am EST
Travis Williams I had to delete the sectors to get the draw to work correctly. I will have printed maps and descriptions on hand Saturday. The sectors were marked with pink survey ribbon and small pink flags today. I will generate the draw tomorrow.
January 26, 2023; 2:05pm EST
Travis Williams Get some rest. Big day tomorrow. If you can’t find us or need direction…… 865-696-5575. I’ll be there around 6am.
January 27, 2023; 9:09pm EST
Justin Cole Travis. Thank you for hosting the comp. We had a blast and so glad we made the trip for it.
January 28, 2023; 6:08pm EST
Travis Williams You’re very welcome. I had a blast. You all were awesome!! Thank you all for participating and for being such a great group
January 28, 2023; 6:32pm EST
Jeremy Hedrick If anyone finds a cheap Wild Water rod with a newer style Pflueger Medalist 5/6 reel. These are bar stock construction with Hardy click pawl internals can you let me know. This was my spare rod and I remember laying it on top of the truck maybe 50 yards below the meeting bridge as I was getting changed. I don’t remember putting it in the truck after and May of driven off with it still there where it might had fallen off. My number is 720-202-0404. Thanks everyone!
January 29, 2023; 2:32pm EST
Travis Williams I have created a photo album on our Facebook page with all photos I was sent. Feel free to save them.
January 30, 2023; 8:20am EST
Scott Asbill Great job this weekend Travis!
January 30, 2023; 8:35am EST
Scott Asbill Great job this weekend Travis!
January 30, 2023; 8:35am EST
Clinton Hymer Great comp Travis everything was what you said and more thank you
January 30, 2023; 5:05pm EST
Clinton Hymer Great comp Travis everything was what you said and more thank you
January 30, 2023; 5:05pm EST

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