The Pushmataha County Sportsman Club held a bass tournament
on Saturday, April 7, at Hugo Lake. The lake level was about two feet above
normal with water temps in the mid-fifties.
To say the weather was bad for a day of fishing would be an understatement. Anglers started the tournament with temps
near freezing very little improvement during the day. The icing on the cake was the cold rain that
fell for most of the day. For most of
the anglers, catching a keeper bass over fourteen inches in length proved to be
difficult. Only eight anglers were able
to catch a keeper bass with no one catching more than three bass.
Craig Bartlett won the tournament with a stringer weight
of 8.19 pounds. Craig also caught the
biggest bass of the tournament. It
weighed 4.38 pounds. Judd Thomas
finished in second place with a stringer weight of 6.00 pounds. The third place stringer was caught by Billy
Latham. Billy’s stringer weighed 5.06
pounds.
The club’s next tournament will be their Annual Big Bass
Rodeo. It will be held on Pine Creek
Lake on April 21-22. Pine Creek had
experienced severe flooding last month but at this time, camp grounds and boat
ramps are open. Final preparations for
the Big Bass Rodeo will be discussed at the club’s monthly meeting on Thursday,
April 12.
Turkey season for the southeast counties of Oklahoma will
open on Monday, April 23. 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: 4-7-18
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