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Cherokee hosts fishing tournament: Registration deadline May 24

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Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Competitors can vie for $10,000 in cash prizes. Visit Cherokee photo Competitors can vie for $10,000 in cash prizes. Visit Cherokee photo

Cherokee is hosting a fishing tournament this weekend that offers competitors the chance to vie for $10,000 in tagged fish. 

Tagged fish will be specially stocked for this event, and those fish can be redeemed for cash prizes at the Natural Resources Enforcement Office located at 517 Sequoyah Trail off Highway 441.

Prize redemption hours are from 2-4 p.m. each tournament day, with a final tag turn in time of 4 p.m. on day two. Open to all ages and for all legal fishing methods.

Register for this tournament anywhere fishing permits are sold in and around Cherokee or online at FishCherokee.com by Friday, May 24, 2024.

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