David Wilson

1 week ago | mainstreetmediatn.com | David Wilson |Larry Woody

This water snake grabbed a popping bug and got hooked. TOM ADKINSONTravel writer/angler Tom Adkinson sent me a photo a while back of an accidental catch he made – a big water moccasin grabbed a topwater lure Tom was casting – and it brought to mind other hooking oddities I’ve known over the years.

2 weeks ago | mainstreetmediatn.com | David Wilson |Larry Woody

Mysteries surround state’s contaminated lakes. SUBMITTEDCenter Hill Lake was recently added to the list of waters with fish-consumption warnings due to chemical contamination, as confusion and concern about the problem grows. The Center Hill advisory, issued by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, is for walleye 19 inches or longer due to the presence of mercury.

2 weeks ago | mainstreetmediatn.com | David Wilson |Larry Woody

A reader emailed a while back to say she came across an internet reference to fried armadillo eggs and wondered if I – a sampler of such exotic critter cuisine as squirrel brains, fried grasshoppers and creek chubs – had ever tried them. I explained that armadillos don’t lay eggs. They are mammals whose young are born alive, just like you and me, but with (perhaps) longer noses.

2 weeks ago | mainstreetmediatn.com | David Wilson |Larry Woody

LARRY WOODYMain Street MediaLebanon native Dawson Sutton straps into his Rackley W.A.R. machine at Kansas. FILELebanon racer Dawson Sutton was one lap away from his first victory in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Saturday at Michigan Speedway, but got shuffled back to a final position of 13th after two overtime restarts. “I had a shot,” said Sutton, who started 15th in the DQS Solutions & Staffing 250.

3 weeks ago | mainstreetmediatn.com | David Wilson |Larry Woody

LARRY WOODYMain Street MediaRyan Blaney at Cup practice saturday at Nashville Superspeedway. BOBBY REYNOLDSOver a million fewer viewers tuned in for last Sunday’s NASCAR race at Nashville Superspeedway than did for the previous year, after the telecast was switched from NBC to Prime, which requires a paid subscription.