That change, according to experts, could decimate the large striped bass population of the lake. Gary Harris has been a fishing guide on Cherokee lake for 20 years.

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Some anglers reached out to WBIR, worried that TVA would shut down its oxygen system at Cherokee Dam, effectively ruining the habitat there.