Hugo Lake: 7-10-21

 

The Pushmataha County Sportsman Club held a bass tournament on Saturday, July 10, at Hugo Lake.  Nineteen members participated in the event.  The lake level was just about normal level, although the water was very shallow at the Frazier Creek Boat ramp.  Anglers had to use their trolling motors to cross the silted-in sand to reach the creek channel.  The weather was warm and humid, but was fairly nice for this time of the year.   A slight breeze did offer some relief from the heat.  Catching a bass was not too difficult but catching a keeper bass, over fourteen inches in length, did prove to be more of a challenge. Six anglers were able to catch a limit of six bass.  Only four anglers were unable to catch a single keeper bass.

Billy Latham managed to catch a limit of bass that weighed 14.26 pounds to win first place in the tournament.  In a rare occurrence, there was a tie for second place.  Both Judd Thomas and Jim Armstrong had six fish limits that weighed 13.56 pounds. Second and third place prize money was added together and divided equally between the two anglers.  Billy Latham also caught the biggest bass of the tournament.  It weighed 3.46 pounds.

The club’s next event will be the annual Noon to Noon bass tournament.  It will be held at McGee Creek Lake on July 24-25.  The tournament will begin at noon on Saturday and end at noon on Sunday.  A weigh-in will be held at 9:00 p.m. on Saturday.  After the weigh-in, anglers may return to fishing, or go home and return at their convenience to finish the tournament.  Anglers that have a limit of bass at the Saturday weigh-in cannot return to fishing until 12:00 midnight.  The final weigh-in will be held at noon on Sunday.  Stringer weights from both days will be added together to determine winners.  Members may pre-fish the lake until 12:00 noon on Friday, July 23.  After that, the lake will be off limits until the start of the tournament.