Tennessee's trotline fishing decision delayed

Metro Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission member Bill Cox of Collierville listens during a meeting to discuss fishing regulations, particularly ...

December 3, 2022
4:34 AM

Metro Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission member Bill Cox of Collierville listens during a meeting to discuss fishing regulations, particularly related to trotline safety. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian) Three years after a fatal accident, Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission hears pleas for more protective regulations on the multi-hooked lines that often stretch across bodies of water.

Keely Brewer