Sardis Lake: 8-29-20

Members of the Pushmataha County Sportsman Club held a bass tournament on Saturday, August 29. The tournament was held on Sardis Lake. Twenty-three members participated in the tournament. Anglers endured temps that reached close to one hundred degrees with a heat index of one hundred ten degrees. Not only was it a hot, humid day, but the fish were not willing to cooperate either. Only two anglers were able to catch a limit of six bass. One angler had three bass with everyone else having two or less. Half of the anglers were not able to boat a single keeper.. Terry Thurman caught a limit of bass that weighed 12.37 pounds to win the tournament. Ellis Silvey, also with a limit, had a stringer weight of 10.56 pounds to place second. Judd Thomas finished in third place with a stringer weight of 5.95 pounds. Judd also had the biggest bass of the tournament with a bass weighing 4.32 pounds. The club’s next bass tournament, which is also the last regular season tournament, will be held on September 12, on Hugo Lake. Fishing times will be voted on at the club’s monthly meeting on Thursday, September 10. Launch site for the tournament will be the Frazier Creek boat ramp, providing the lake level is high enough for boats to launch from the ramp. It the lake level is to low, other arrangements will be made. This tournament will be followed one week later, on September 19, with the Annual Top Ten Bass Tournament. In this tournament, the club’s top ten anglers, along with up to five wild card positions, will compete against each other to conclude the 2020 bass tournament schedule. TOP TEN STANDINGS: 8-29-20

Pine Creek Bass Tourney 8-15-20

On Saturday, August 15, members of the Pushmataha County Sportsman Club held a bass tournament on Pine Creek Lake. The lake level was slightly below normal with water temperatures reaching the low nineties. Anglers had warm and humid conditions at daylight and were faced with temps in the upper nineties with a heat index of one hundred ten degrees at the time of weigh-in. Nine anglers entered in the contest managed to catch their limit of six bass over fourteen inches in length. Most anglers were able to catch at least one or more keeper bass. Torre White won the tournament with a stringer weight of 14.79 pounds. Forrest Cave finished in second place with a stringer weight of 14.13 pounds. Johnny Ivey came in third. His stringer weighed 13.86 pounds. Torre White caught a bass that weighed 4.21 pounds to win the big bass of the tournament. The club’s next bass tournament will be held at Sardis Lake on Saturday, August 29. Fishing will begin at “safe light” and end at 3:30 p.m. Launch site for the tournament will be the Sardis Cove boat ramp. TOP TEN STANDINGS: 8-15-20

Noon to Noon Bass Tournament 2020

Thirty-one anglers competed against each other in the Pushmataha County Sportsman Club’s Annual Noon to Noon Bass Tournament held on McGee Creek Lake.  The twenty-four hour marathon began at noon on Saturday, August 1, and ended twenty-four hours later at noon on Sunday, August 2.  A weigh-in was held at 9:00 p.m. on Saturday night.   After weigh-in, members could return to the lake and continue fishing or go home and then return at their leisure to complete the tournament.  The stringer weights from both days were added together to determine the contestants final weight for the tournament.

Anglers enjoyed mild temperatures, for this time of the year, and a steady breeze on both days.   Catching quality bass proved to be difficult for most of the contestants although a few were able to catch a bass over the 16-22 inch slot limit.  Only six anglers caught their six fish limit on Saturday.   Twelve were able to do so on Sunday.  Four anglers, Judd Thomas, Kaleb Hensley, Ellis Silvey and Billy Latham were able to catch a limit on both days.  Brittney Dalrymple caught a bass weighing 6.32 pounds to win the big bass jackpot for Saturday.  Josh Johnson caught a bass that weighed 6.13 pounds on Sunday to win the jackpot.  The only other bass over the slot limit was caught by Kenny Briggs. It weighed 5.32 pounds.

Ellis Silvey won the tournament with a stringer weight of 15.65 pounds.  Judd Thomas finished in second place with a stringer weight of 12.67 pounds.  Brittney Dalrymple took third place with a stringer weight of 10.17 pounds.

The club’s next bass tournament will be held on Saturday, August 15, at Pine Creek Lake.  Launch site for the tournament will be the Lost Rapids boat ramp.   Fishing times will be voted on at the club’s monthly meeting.  The next meeting will be on Thursday, August 13.  Meetings are held at the Wildlife Heritage Center and begin at 7:30 pm. 

Top Ten Standings: 8-2-2020