The Pushmataha County Sportsman Club held a bass tournament
on Saturday, April 8, at Hugo Lake.
Thirty-seven members participated in the contest. The lake level was slightly above normal with
water temps in the upper sixties and low seventies. For most of the anglers, catching a keeper
bass over fourteen inches in length proved to be difficult. Fifteen anglers were unable to boat a single
keeper. There were a few though that was
able to catch a nice stringer of bass.
Charley Slaton was able to catch a six fish limit that
weighed 21.86 pounds to take first place honors. Judd Thomas finished in second place with a
stringer weight of 18.18 pounds. The
third place stringer was caught by Aaron Karr.
It weighed 18.05 pounds. Aaron
also caught a bass weighing 4.93 pounds to win the big bass of the tournament.
The club’s next tournament will be their Annual Big Bass
Rodeo. It will be held on Pine Creek
Lake on April 22-23. There is a chance
the tournament may have to be postponed due to high water. The lake is currently 22 feet above
normal. The flood gates have been closed
since July of 2016 for repair work on the discharge tunnels. The flood gates are scheduled to be open by
April 15 to start lowering the level of the lake, if construction is complete. This will be discussed at the club’s monthly
meeting on Thursday, April 13. Final preparations
for the tournament will also be discussed.
Turkey season for the southeast counties of Oklahoma will
open on Monday, April 17. The club holds
a spring turkey hunting contest. Those
wishing to enter the contest may do so at the club’s monthly meeting. The entry fee for the contest is $10.00 and
must be paid before season begins.
TOP TEN STANDINGS 4-8-17
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