Celebrating Jakes Day


This past weekend was Jake’s Day in Anderson County and across Tennessee. The National Wild Turkey Foundation Melton Hill Longbeards Chapter and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency teamed up again this year to host a free fishing day for kids at the Eagle Bend Fish Hatchery.

The event began at 8 a.m. Each child who entered received a raffle ticket for prize drawings held throughout the day.

Left: Members of the NWTF Melton Hill Longbeards Chapter — Darren Harness, in the red shirt, and Danny Bridges Jr., in the black shirt —

help a young participant untangle and rebait a hook during Jake’s Day at the Eagle Bend Fish Hatchery.