HAZLETON — A Buchanan County Naturalist will lead a kids’ fishing derby and other activities Saturday at Fontana Lake. People should meet in the main shelter at Fontana Park, starting at 9 a.m. until ...

What local anglers at Fontana Lake are calling the best late fall/early winter bass fishing in their memory continues at the reservoir in the Great Smoky Mountains. The catch includes a mix of ...

State officials are warning people to stay away from potentially toxic algae that’s growing in Fontana Lake, a scenic boating and fishing spot in North Carolina’s mountains. The algal bloom has been ...

Today’s batch of burning questions, my smart-aleck answers and the real deal: Question: I heard that someone caught a 52-inch-long muskie on Fontana Lake over the weekend of Sept. 23. Is this true? Is ...

A body was found floating over the weekend in Fontana Lake in Swain County, according to Sheriff Curtis Cochran, who said his office is investigating. "The body was found by two people fishing at the ...

While the 2022 boating season is winding down with the autumn chill and the first early harbinger snow flurries of winter, Fontana Village Board trustees are already turning their sights toward next ...

Throughout the Great Smokies and the eponymous national park, there are scattered remnants of forgotten towns, like Lost Cove, now only reachable by a long hike, or Elkmont, a once-thriving resort ...