Members of the Pushmataha County Sportsman Club held their first bass tournament of the year on Saturday, March 15. The tournament was held on McGee Creek Lake. Twenty-eight members competed in the event. The morning started off fairly calm but by late morning the wind had picked up making fishing difficult, however, most anglers were able to catch a few bass. The water temp ranged from the upper fifties to the low sixties.
Fifteen anglers were able to catch a limit of five bass. Four anglers were unable to boat a single
keeper. Chuck Beck won the tournament
with a five fish limit that weighed 15.66 pounds. Tony Derby finished in second place, also
with a five limit that weighed 12.93 pounds. Daniel Miller finished in third place with a
stringer weight of12.66 pounds. Daniel
also caught the big bass of the tournament.
It weighed 7.00 pounds.
The club’s next bass tournament will be on Saturday,
March 29, at Sardis Lake. Launch site
for the tournament will be Sardis Cove ramp.
Fishing times will be from 8:00 until 4:00.
