Pine Creek Tournament: 8-26-23

 

On Saturday, August 26, members of the Pushmataha County Sportsman Club held a bass tournament on Pine Creek Lake.  The lake level was about 1.25 foot above normal with water temperatures reaching the low nineties.  Anglers started the day with mild temperatures and calm winds but that soon changed as the sun came up and the temperature climbed to over 100 degrees. 

Only fourteen anglers entered in the contest.  Eight anglers were able to catch their five fish limit.  Terry Thurman won the tournament with a stringer weight of 12.86 pounds.  Aubrey Davidson finished in second place with a stringer weight of 10.94 pounds.  Billy Latham came in third. His stringer weighed 9.98 pounds.  Billy also caught a bass that weighed 4.09 pounds to win the big bass of the tournament.

The club’s next bass tournament will be the last regular season tournament.  It will be held on Hugo Lake on Saturday, September 9.  Launch site will be the Frazier Creek boat ramp.  Fishing times will be from “safe light” until 4:00 p.m.  The Top Ten Tournament will be the following Saturday, September 16.  The club will hold its September meeting on Tuesday, September 12, at 7:30 p.m.  Meetings are held at the Wildlife Heritage Center and Museum.

Sardis Lake tourney: 8-12-23

 Members of the Pushmataha County Sportsman Club held a bass tournament on Saturday, August 12, at Sardis Lake.  Only eleven members participated in the tournament.   All eleven anglers were able to catch a tournament limit of five bass.  Afternoon temperatures reached over 100 degrees, which may have been part of the reason for the low turnout.  The lake level was about 4 inches below normal.

Billy Hensley caught a limit of bass that weighed 13.42 pounds to win the tournament.  Randy Janoe, also with a limit, had a stringer weight of 10.66 pounds to place second.  Earl Jones finished in third place with a stringer weight of 10.14 pounds.  Billy Hensley caught a bass that weighed 5.18 pounds to win the big bass of the tournament.

The club’s next bass tournament will be held on August 26, at Pine Creek Lake.  Fishing times will from “safe light” to 3:30 p.m.  Launch site for the tournament will be the Lost Rapids boat ramp.