Youth Fishing Tournament

On Saturday, May 13, members of the Pushmataha County Sportsman Club were host to a free youth fishing tournament.  The tournament was held at McGee Creek Lake.  The tournament was a huge success with 39 young anglers competing in the event.  This was a record number of attendees for the tournament.

Kaleb Mason was the first place winner.  Kaleb had a stringer weight of 4.98 pounds, all perch.  Brady Janoe finished in second place and Justin Wheeler took third place honors.  Collin Sartin caught a bass weighing .87 pounds to win the prize for the biggest fish weighed in.  These four anglers each received a plaque and a prize.  All of the other contestants also received a prize, regardless of whether they caught a fish or not.  The young anglers were allowed to fish with live bait or artificial lures. They could also fish from a boat or from the shore.  After the tournament was over, all that attended were treated to a hamburger and hotdog cookout with all the trimmings.

The club’s next event will be a bass tournament on Sardis Lake.  It will be held on Saturday, May 20.  Fishing times will be from “safe light” until 3:00 p.m.  The tournament will launch from the Sardis Cove boat ramp.

PHOTOS courtesy of Chelsi Thomas