Pine Creek Tourney: 7-23-22

On Saturday, July 23, members of the Pushmataha County Sportsman Club held a bass tournament on Pine Creek Lake.  The lake level was about 1.5 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 into the upper nineties. 

Twenty-one anglers entered in the contest and all managed to catch their club limit of five bass over fourteen inches in length, with the exception of one angler that had boat motor problems and left early.  I believe this to be the first time in club history where every angler that showed up for weigh-in had their limit of bass. Jesse Ayers won the tournament with a stringer weight of 18.47 pounds.  Michael Boren finished in second place with a stringer weight of 16.75 pounds.  Craig Bartlett came in third. His stringer weighed 16.49 pounds.  Jesse Ayers caught a bass that weighed 4.16 pounds to win the big bass of the tournament.

The club’s next bass tournament will be the annual Noon-to-Noon bass tournament.  It will be held on McGee Creek Lake on August 13-14.  Stringer weights from both days will be added together to determine winners.  The club’s next meeting will be on Thursday, August 11.  Meetings are held at the Wildlife Heritage Center and begin at 7:30 p.m.

Hugo Lake Bass Tournament 7-9-22

The Pushmataha County Sportsman Club held a bass tournament on Saturday, July 9, at Hugo Lake.  Sixteen members braved the heat to participate 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 extremely hot with temperatures reaching 105 degrees by the 3:30 weigh-in.   A slight breeze did offer some relief from the heat.  Catching a catching a keeper bass, over fourteen inches in length, did prove to be a challenge. Only two anglers were able to catch a tournament limit of five bass.  Three anglers were unable to catch a single keeper bass.

Billy Hensley managed to catch a limit of bass that weighed 8.88 pounds to win first place in the tournament.  Ellis Silvey finished in second place with stringer weight of 8.13 pounds. Randy Janoe took third place with a stringer weight of 7.87 pounds.  Kane Miller caught the big bass of the tournament.  It weighed 4.18 pounds

The club’s next event will be a bass tournament on Saturday, July 23, at Pine Creek Lake.  Fishing times will be voted on the club’s monthly meeting on Thursday, July 14. Meetings are held at the Wildlife Heritage Center and Museum and begin at 7:30 p.m.