The Pushmataha County
Sportsman Club held a bass tournament on Saturday, July 10, at Hugo Lake. Nineteen members participated in the
event. The lake level was just about
normal level, although the water was very shallow at the Frazier Creek Boat
ramp. Anglers had to use their trolling
motors to cross the silted-in sand to reach the creek channel. The weather was warm and humid, but was
fairly nice for this time of the year.
A slight breeze did offer some relief from the heat. Catching a bass was not too difficult but
catching a keeper bass, over fourteen inches in length, did prove to be more of
a challenge. Six anglers were able to catch a limit of six bass. Only four anglers were unable to catch a
single keeper bass.
Billy Latham managed to catch
a limit of bass that weighed 14.26 pounds to win first place in the tournament. In a rare occurrence, there was a tie for
second place. Both Judd Thomas and Jim
Armstrong had six fish limits that weighed 13.56 pounds. Second and third place
prize money was added together and divided equally between the two
anglers. Billy Latham also caught the
biggest bass of the tournament. It
weighed 3.46 pounds.
The club’s next event will
be the annual Noon to Noon bass tournament.
It will be held at McGee Creek Lake on July 24-25. The tournament will begin at noon on Saturday
and end at noon on Sunday. A weigh-in
will be held at 9:00 p.m. on Saturday.
After the weigh-in, anglers may return to fishing, or go home and return
at their convenience to finish the tournament.
Anglers that have a limit of bass at the Saturday weigh-in cannot return
to fishing until 12:00 midnight. The
final weigh-in will be held at noon on Sunday.
Stringer weights from both days will be added together to determine
winners. Members may pre-fish the lake
until 12:00 noon on Friday, July 23.
After that, the lake will be off limits until the start of the
tournament.
