Sardis Lake 8-21-21

Members of the Pushmataha County Sportsman Club held a bass tournament on Saturday, August 21, at Sardis Lake.  Twenty-three members participated in the tournament.  Mild temps and cloudy skies with scattered rain showers greeted the anglers at the start of the tournament.  The clouds eventually gave way to mostly clear skies and temps rose to the mid-nineties.  Not only did it turn out to be 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 four bass; two anglers had three bass with everyone else having two or less.  Half of the anglers were unable to boat a single keeper. 

Kane Miller caught a limit of bass that weighed 12.46 pounds to win the tournament.  Judd Thomas, also with a limit, had a stringer weight of 12.10 pounds to place second.  Ellis Silvey finished in third place with a stringer weight of 7.74 pounds.  Billy Hensley caught a bass that weighed 5.72 pounds to win the big bass of the tournament.

The club’s next bass tournament, which is also the last regular season tournament, will be held on September 11, on Hugo Lake.  Fishing times will be voted on at the club’s monthly meeting on Thursday, September 9.  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 18, 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 2021 bass tournament schedule.

Pine Creek Lake Bass Tourney

Aug. 7, 2021

On Saturday, August 7, members of the Pushmataha County Sportsman Club held a bass tournament on Pine Creek Lake. The lake level was about one foot below normal with water temperatures reaching the upper eighties to low nineties. Anglers started the day with mild temperatures and calm winds but that soon changed as the wind picked up and the temperature climbed to the low nineties.

Eighteen 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. Randy Janoe won the tournament with a stringer weight of 18.06 pounds. Kane Miller finished in second place with a stringer weight of 17.88 pounds. Judd Thomas came in third. His stringer weighed 15.70 pounds. Eric Baskin caught a bass that weighed 4.73 pounds to win the big bass of the tournament.

The club’s next bass tournament will be held at Sardis Lake on Saturday, August 21. Fishing times will be voted on at the club’s next meeting on Thursday, August 12. Meetings are held at the Wildlife Heritage Center and begin at 7:30 p.m.

Noon to Noon Bass Tourney

July 24-25, 2021

Twenty-two 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, July 24, and ended twenty-four hours later at noon on Sunday, July 25. 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.

The weather was pretty warm, with temps in the mid-nineties and a steady breeze on both days. Catching quality bass proved to be difficult for most of the contestants although three anglers were able to catch a bass over the 16-22 inch slot limit. Eight anglers caught their six fish limit on Saturday. Only six were able to do so on Sunday. Three anglers, Judd Thomas, Ellis Silvey and Billy Latham were able to catch a limit on both days. Chuck Beck caught a bass weighing 7.26 pounds to win the big bass jackpot for Saturday. Jesse Ayers caught a huge bass that weighed 9.81 pounds on Sunday to win the jackpot. The only other bass over the slot limit was caught by Judd Thomas. It weighed 6.14 pounds.

Judd Thomas won the tournament with a stringer weight of 16.55 pounds. Jesse Ayers finished in second place with a stringer weight of 16.46 pounds. Chuck Beck took third place with a stringer weight of 15.87 pounds.

The club’s next bass tournament will be held on Saturday, August 7, at Pine Creek Lake. Launch site for the tournament will be the Lost Rapids boat ramp. Fishing times will be from “safe light” until 3:30 p.m. The club’s next meeting will be on Thursday, August 12. Meetings are held at the Wildlife Heritage Center and begin at 7:30 pm.