Free Youth Fishing Tournament

On Saturday, May 12, 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 21 young anglers competing in the event.  All but two of the contestants were able to catch and weigh-in fish.  Even the weather cooperated with mild temperatures, partly cloudy skies and a brisk breeze.

Cooper Holiman was the first place winner.  Cooper had a stringer weight of 4.96 pounds.  Baler Bailey finished in second place with a stringer weight of 2.63 pounds.  Cedar Derby took third place honors with a stringer weight of 2.21 pounds.  Baler Bailey caught a bass weighing 2.01 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, along with their parents, were treated to a hotdog cookout with all the trimmings and soft drinks.

The club’s next event will be a bass tournament on Sardis Lake.  It will be held on Saturday, May 19.  Fishing times will be from “safe light” until 3:30 p.m.  The tournament will launch from the Sardis Cove boat ramp.