2016 Bass Tournament Schedule: UPDATED

We were not able to secure a permit for our bass tournament scheduled for Sardis Lake on May 7. All ramps had already been reserved.  In order to make sure we were able to get a permit, the dates for the May 7, tournament on Sardis and the May 21, tournament on Hugo had to be switched.  We will now fish Hugo Lake on May 7, and fish Sardis Lake on May 21.  Permits have been secured for these dates.  A copy of the revised tournament schedule is shown below.

2016 Bass Tournament Schedule

Members of the Pushmataha County Sportsman Club approved their 2016 Bass Tournament Schedule at their monthly meeting held on December 10.  Dates are subject to permit approval.  A copy of the schedule is shown below.

December Meeting

Members of the Pushmataha County Sportsman Club will meet on Thursday, December 10.  Meetings are held at the Wildlife Heritage Center and Museum and begin at 7:30 p.m. There will be several items on the agenda and members wishing to have input on those items should attend.  Also, anyone interested in joining the club is welcome to attend.  Membership dues are $15.00 per year.

One of the main items on the agenda will be the planning of the 2016 bass tournament schedule.  The schedule is planned now so permits may be obtained in January for the year’s events.  The club usually hosts 13 regular season bass tournaments with two to three specialty bass tournaments.  Dates for these events will be determined at the meeting. A sample schedule will be posted on the club’s website at www.pushcosportsmanclub.blogspot.com for viewing before the meeting.

Also on the agenda will be the nomination of club officers and board members.  The election for these offices will be held at the January meeting.

Listed below are the available week-ends for bass tournaments in 2016.  This proposal is similar to our last year's schedule.  Main changes are one less tournament on McGee Creek and one more tournament on Pine Creek.  Suggestions and changes will be made at our December meeting.

Top Ten Tournament

 

Members of the Pushmataha County Sportsman Club held their annual Top Ten Bass Tournament on Saturday, September 19.  The tournament was held on Sardis Lake.  This tournament allows the top ten anglers in the club to compete against each other in one final tournament of the season.  Also, up to five wildcard spots are allowed for anglers that had not missed more than two bass tournaments during the year and were also high in the bass tournament standings to compete in the tournament.  Some of the anglers that qualified for the top ten tournament and for the wild card positions were unable to fish due to scheduling conflicts leaving a field of nine competitors this year.  Anglers competing in this year’s tournament were Ellis Silvey, Billy Latham, Judd Thomas, Eugene Hensley, Johnny Ivey, Billy Hensley, Mike Burrage, Chuck Beck and Kaleb Hensley. 

Anglers started the tournament with cool temperatures, cloudy skies and moderate rainfall.  The rain continued until noon.  These conditions may have contributed to a good day of catching fish.  Eight of the nine anglers had their six fish limit of bass.

Judd Thomas won the tournament with a six fish limit weighing 22.00 pounds.  Kaleb Hensley came in second, also with a six fish limit, that weighed 17.77 pounds.  The big bass of the tournament was caught by Chuck Beck.  It weighed 4.16 pounds.

This tournament concludes the bass fishing season for the club.  Members will now focus on the upcoming deer seasons.  The club holds a contest for each season; archery, primitive firearms, and rifle season.  Prizes will be awarded for first and second place in each season based on a measurement of the deer’s antlers.  Members are reminded that entry fees must be paid before a season begins.  Entry fees can be paid at Silvey’s Tax Service.

Hugo Lake Bass Tournament & Top Ten Standings

Members of the Pushmataha County Sportsman Club held their last regular season bass tournament of 2015 on Saturday, September 12.  The tournament was held on Hugo Lake.  The weather cooperated nicely with mild temperatures that were slightly below normal for this time of the year.  Most anglers reported catching small bass, under the fourteen inch minimum length limit, all day long. Bass over fourteen inches proved to be a little more difficult to catch.  However, a few anglers were able to bring in some impressive stringer weights.  Seven anglers were able to catch their limit of six bass.

Winning the tournament was Johnny Ivey.  Johnny had a limit of six bass that weighed 20.75 pounds.  Ellis Silvey finished in second place with a stringer weight of 17.63 pounds.  Billy Latham took third place honors with a stringer weight of 15.22 pounds.  The big bass of the tournament was caught by Johnny Ivey.  His bass weighed 4.88 pounds.

The club’s final bass tournament will be the Annual Top Ten Tournament, which will be held on Saturday, September 19.   This tournament allows the top ten anglers of the year to compete against each other in one final tournament.  The top ten anglers of 2015 are, from number ten to number one, Jon Tucker, Chuck Beck, Mike Burrage, Terry Thurman, Billy Hensley Johnny Ivey, Eugene Hensley, Judd Thomas, Billy Latham, and Ellis Silvey.  Members will meet on Thursday, September 17, at 7:30 p.m. at the Wildlife Heritage Center and Museum.  Those wishing to enter the Top Ten Tournament must attend and pay their entry fees at this time.  If they are unable to attend, they must make arrangements for someone to pay their entry fee for them.  If a Top Ten angler is not able to compete in the tournament, their position will be filled by the next angler in line for this positon.  Up to five wildcard positions may also be filled by anglers that have not missed more than two bass tournaments during the year.  After all entry fees have been paid, those entered will vote on which lake will be fished for the tournament.

With fishing season coming to an end, members will now turn their attention to deer season.  The club holds a contest for each of the three deer season; archery, primitive firearms and regular gun season.  Members must pay their entry fees for the contest before a season begins.  Entry fees are $7.00 per season or $20.00 for all three and can be paid at the meeting on September 17, or at Silvey’s Tax Service.  This will be the club’s last meeting until December.

Top Ten Standings: 2015 Final

 

 

 

September Meeting

 

Members of the Pushmataha County Sportsman Club will meet on Thursday, September 10, at 7:30 p.m.  Meetings are held at the Wildlife Heritage Center and Museum.  This will be the last regular monthly meeting until December.  There are several items on the agenda for the meeting.

Members will vote on fishing times for the club’s last regular season bass tournament.  The tournament will take place on Saturday, September 12, at Hugo Lake and will launch from the Frazier Creek boat ramp. The results from this tournament will finalize positions for the Annual Top Ten Tournament that will be held on Saturday, September 19.  The anglers with the top ten total weights for the year, along with up to five wild card positions, will compete against each other in this tournament.  The “top ten” meeting will be held on Thursday, September 17.

This will also be the last regular monthly meeting before deer archery season begins.  Those members wishing to enter the club’s deer archery contest, or any of the other deer season contest, can pay their entry fee at this meeting.  The club holds a contest for each of Oklahoma’s three deer seasons; archery, primitive firearms and rifle seasons.  Entry fees for the contest must be paid before a season begins.  First and second place prizes are awarded in each category based on measurements of a deer’s antlers using the Boone and Crockett scoring system.

 

Sardis Lake Bass Tournament and Top Ten Update

On Saturday, August 22, members of the Pushmataha County Sportsman Club held a bass tournament on Sardis Lake.  The lake was still falling from the release of flood water, but was only about 7 inches above the normal lake level.  The weather was quite nice for August with fairly mild temperatures and a brisk breeze.  The only bad thing about the weather was a strong thunderstorm that rolled across the lake at about 1:00 p.m. forcing anglers to seek cover from the high winds and heavy rainfall.  Two anglers had their boats damaged by the high waves as they picked up their boats and crashed them down on rocks or stumps.  However, we are thankful no one was injured. 

Seven anglers were able to catch their limit of six fish over the fourteen inch minimum length limit.  Jon Tucker won the tournament with the heaviest stringer weighed in.  His six fish limit weighed 14.81 pounds.  Chuck Beck finished in second place with a stringer weight of 14.50 pounds.  Judd Thomas came in third with a stringer weight of 14.34 pounds.  Chuck Beck caught a bass that weighed 4.28 pounds to win the prize for the biggest bass of the tournament.

The club’s next bass tournament, which will also be the last regular season tournament, will be held on September 12, at Hugo Lake.  Fishing times for the tournament will be voted on at the club’s monthly meeting on Thursday, September 10. 

TOP TEN STANDINGS

Sardis Lake Tournament, Ramp Update

We will be having a bass tournament at Sardis Lake on Saturday, August 22.  Fishing times will be from "safe light" until 3:30.  We were scheduled to use the Sardis Cove boat ramp but this ramp will not be opened until the 24th of August.  We have been cleared to use the Narrows boat ramp instead.  I have been warned to watch out for the massive potholes in the road leading to the ramp.  The high water has caused damage to the roadway.  Be safe and I will see you there.

McGee Creek Results & Top Ten Update

Members of the Pushmataha County Sportsman Club held a bass tournament on Saturday, August 8, at McGee Creek Lake.  The weather for the tournament was hot, even for August, with early morning temperatures in the mid-seventies and the afternoon high reaching over one hundred degrees.  The hot temps did not keep the fish from biting though.  Over half the anglers in the tournament had their six fish limit.  However, no one was able to catch a bass over the 16 to 22 slot limit that is imposed on McGee Creek Lake.

Johnie Ivey won the tournament with a six fish stringer that weighed 6.90 pounds.  Ellis Silvey came in second with a six fish limit that weighed 6.55 pounds.  Billy Latham finished in third place with a six fish limit weighing 6.18 pounds.  The big bass of the tournament was caught by Ellis Silvey.  It weighed 1.78 pounds.

The club’s next bass tournament will be held on Saturday, August 22, at Sardis Lake.  Launch site for the tournament will be the Sardis Cove boat ramp.  Fishing times for the tournament will be voted on at the club’s monthly meeting.  The club will meet on Thursday, August 13, at 7:30 p.m. at the Wildlife Heritage Center and Museum.

TOP TEN STANDINGS

Pine Creek Tournament & Top Ten Standings

On Saturday, July 25, members of the Pushmataha County Sportsman Club held a bass tournament on Pine Creek Lake.  Eighteen members braved the one hundred degree heat and high humidity to compete in the event.  The extreme heat did not discourage the fish from biting however, as half of those fishing had six fish limits and it took a stringer weight of over twenty pounds just to place in the top three positions.  The lake was close to the new “normal” level since the water level has been lowered due to repair work being done on the lake dam.

Most members were able to catch several keeper bass as well as a lot of fish under the fourteen inch minimum length limit that were caught and released.  Trenton Tollett won the tournament with a stringer weight of 20.88 pounds.  Finishing in second place was Shawn Barnett.  Shawn had a stringer weight of 20.55 pounds.  He also had caught the biggest bass of the tournament with a fish weighing 6.02 pounds.  Billy Latham came in third with a stringer weight of 20.14 pounds.

The club’s next event will be a bass tournament on McGee Creek Lake.  The tournament will be held on August 8 at the Buster Hight boat ramp.  The tournament will begin at “safe light” and end at 3:30 p.m. Remember to check the club’s website at www.pushcountysportsmanclub.blogspot.com to keep up with club activities and to check for updates on upcoming events.

 

July 25 Bass Tournament Change

Our bass tournament that is scheduled for July 25, on Hugo Lake has been moved to Pine Creek Lake.  The project manager for Hugo Lake has informed me that he did not expect any boat ramps on Hugo to be open by the 25th of July.  Therefore, we are going to plan "B".  I  have contacted the Corps Office at Pine Creek Lake and secured a permit for us to have our tournament there.  We will launch from the Little River South ramp (aka Rock Creek ramp).  Fishing times will be from 6:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Billy Latham, president
Pushmataha County Sportsman Club

Sardis Lake Bass Tournament & TOP TEN STANDINGS

Sardis Lake Bass Tournament

July 11, 2015

On Saturday, July 11, members of the Pushmataha County Sportsman Club held a bass tournament on Sardis Lake. The temperature for July was fairly moderate, warming into the low nineties.  Anglers had to contend with a stiff breeze, which is quite typical for Sardis Lake, and mostly sunny skies. The lake was just over six feet above normal level. Only two anglers were able to catch a six fish limit while most had trouble locating and catching keeper bass in the flood water.

Judd Thomas was the first place winner.  Judd had a stringer weight of 16.17 pounds.  Judd also caught the biggest bass of the tournament with a bass weighing 6.39 pounds.  Billy Latham finished in second place with a six fish limit that weighed 15.10 pounds.  Ellis Silvey, also with a six fish limit, came in third with a stringer weight of 13.25 pounds.

The club’s next event will be a bass tournament on Hugo Lake.  The tournament is scheduled for July 25 and will launch from the Frazier Creek boat ramp. Fishing times will be from “safe light” until 3:30 p.m.  At this time the ramp at Frazier Creek is closed due to high water.  Hopefully, it will be open by the tournament date.  Check the club’s website at www.pushcountysportsmanclub.blogspot.com for updates.  If the ramp is not available, updates for the tournament will be posted on the site.

The club meets the second Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m.  Meetings are held at the Wildlife Heritage Center and Museum. If you are interested in joining the club, please feel free to attend a meeting.

 

TOP TEN STANDINGS 7/12/15

 

 

Sardis Lake, July 11, Ramp Change (Updated)

Our bass tournament on Sardis Lake for July 11, was scheduled to launch from the Sardis Cove Boat ramp.  This area is currently under water and is closed.  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Project Manager Tim O'Daniels does not expect this area to be open by our tournament date.  The boat ramp at Potato Hills South is open at this time and we have been cleared to use this ramp for our tournament on July 11.  Please pass this information along to other members.  Fishing times for the tournament will be voted on at our monthly meeting on Thursday, July 9.  The club meets at the Wildlife Heritage Center and Museum at 7:30 p.m.

Top Ten Standings after Noon to Noon Tournament...

Noon to Noon Bass Tournament

Members of the Pushmataha County Sportsman Club held their Annual Noon to Noon Bass Tournament on McGee Creek Lake.  The twenty-four hour tournament began at noon on Saturday, June 27, and ended twenty-four hours later at noon on Sunday, June 28.  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.

Billy Latham won the tournament with a stringer weight of 12.05 pounds.  Eugene Hensley finished in second place with a stringer weight of 10.13 pounds.  Ellis Silvey finished in third place.  His stringer weighed 7.44 pounds.  A big bass prize was awarded for both days.  Billy Hensley had the big bass on Saturday. His bass weighed 2.15 pounds.  Eugene Hensley had the big bass on Sunday with a bass weighing 1.63 pounds.   None of the anglers were able to catch a bass that was over the slot limit of sixteen to twenty-two inches although several members reported catching nice bass that were in the slot limit and had to be released.

The club’s next bass tournament will be held on July 11, at Sardis Lake.  Launch site for the tournament will be the Sardis Cove boat ramp, if the ramp is open by that date. If not, other arrangements will be made.  Check the club’s website at www.pushcountysportsmanclub.blogspot.com for current information about the club and its evens.  Fishing times for the Sardis bass tournament will be voted on at the club’s monthly meeting on Thursday, July 9. Meetings begin at 7:30 p.m. and are held at the Wildlife Heritage Center and Museum.

Noon to Noon Bass Tournament & other club news

Noon to Noon Bass Tournament

& Other Club News

Once again, members of the Pushmataha County Sportsman Club volunteered their time and fish cookers to fry fish for the Annual Pushmataha County Homecoming Celebration.  Members Billy Hensley, Kaleb Hensley, Eugene Hensley, Billy Latham, Terry Thurman, Martha Hensley and Jon Tucker fried fish and hushpuppies for the event.  Member Mike Burrage dropped by to be the official “taste tester”.  Approximately two hundred fifty people were served at the event.  All proceeds from the fish fry went to the Pushmataha County 4-H Club.

The club’s next event will be the annual Noon to Noon bass tournament.  The tournament will take place on June 27-28 at McGee Creek Lake.  Launch site for the tournament will be the Buster Hights boat landing.  As the name suggest, the tournament will begin at noon on Saturday and will end at noon on Sunday.  A weigh-in will take place Saturday night.  After weigh-in, anglers may return to the lake and continue fishing, unless they had a limit of bass, or go home and return at their leisure to finish the tournament.  Anglers that weigh six fish on Saturday night cannot return to the water until midnight or later.  The final weigh-in will take place at noon on Sunday.  The stringer weights from both days will be added together to determine winners.

The club’s next monthly meeting will be held on Thursday, July 9, at 7:30 p.m.  Meetings are held at the Wildlife Heritage Center and Museum. 

Pine Creek Tournament Canceled

The bass tournament scheduled for June 13, on Pine Creek Lake has been canceled due to the extremely high lake level.  A motion was made at the club's monthly meeting on Thursday, June 11, to move the tournament to Sardis Lake at the Potato Hills South Ramp. The lake was still over seven feet above normal but the ramp at Potato Hills South had just recently been re-opened.   The motion, however, failed to pass.   The club's next tournament will be the annual noon to noon bass tournament that will be held on June 27-28, at McGee Creek Lake.  Club members will also be volunteering their time and fish cookers to cook fish at the Pushmataha County Homecoming on Saturday, June 20.  All members are encouraged to come join the fun and lend a helping hand.

Husband-Wife Bass Tournament Results

On Saturday, June 6, members of the Pushmataha County Sportsman Club held their annual husband & wife bass tournament and fish fry.  The event took place at McGee Creek Lake.  The lake was approximately eighteen feet above normal level and slowly falling.  The weather was warm and humid making for a very warm day.  These conditions made catching quality bass difficult.

The team of Billy and Martha Hensley took first place honors for the heaviest stringer weighed in.  Ellis and Gail Silvey finished in second place.  Third place stringer was won by Don and Sherrie Deems.  The biggest bass of the tournament was caught by Chelsi Thomas.  After all fish had been weighed, anglers were treated to a fish fry with all the trimmings.  Everyone seemed to enjoy the food and the fellowship.

The club’s next bass tournament is scheduled for Saturday, June 13, on Pine Creek Lake.  This may have to be canceled or rescheduled due the high water at the lake.  At the time of this writing, all boat ramps and camp areas are closed due to the high water.  This will be discussed at the club’s meeting on Thursday, June 11.  The club meets at the Wildlife Heritage Center and Museum at 7.30 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month. Any changes to the club’s schedule will be posted on the club’s website by Friday morning. 

Husband & Wife Bass Tournament & fish fry on June 6, 2015

According to officials at McGee Creek Lake, the Potapo boat ramp was re-opened on Tuesday afternoon.  This is where we are to have our Husband and Wife bass tournament and fish fry on June 6, 2015.  Since the ramp is open, we will have the event.  Fishing times will be from 7:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.  Members will hold a fish fry immediately after weigh-in.  This is Oklahoma’s free fishing week end so a fishing license will not be required to fish.  A team does not have to be husband and wife but do have to be male and female team.  One team member must be a member of the club.  Entry fee is $15.00 per person with an optional $5.00 big bass pot entry fee.  First, second and third place team prizes will be awarded.  Plaques will be awarded to the ladies for the biggest bass caught by them, first thru fifth place.  Come on out and enjoy the high water, fishing and food.