Pine Creek Lake Tourney: 6-22-24

Members of the Pushmataha County Sportsman Club held a bass tournament at Pine Creek Lake on Saturday, June 22.  The day started off with clear skies and a light breeze with a temp of about 70 degrees. The light breeze held for most of the day and the temperature rose quickly to the low nineties.  The lake was about 3.5 feet above normal. Twelve of the twenty-three anglers that were entered caught their club limit of five bass.

Ellis Silvey won the event with a five fish limit that weighed 11.96 pounds.  Billy Hensley finished in second place, also with a five fish limit that weighed 11.62 pounds.  Forrest Cave came in third with a stringer weight of 10.30 pounds. Ellis Silvey caught a bass that weighed 3.82 pounds to win the big bass of the tournament. 

The club’s next bass tournament will be held on Saturday, July 13, at Hugo Lake.  Fishing times will be voted on at the club’s monthly meeting on Thursday, July 11.  Launch site for the tournament will be the Frazier Creek boat ramp.

Sardis Lake Tourney: 6-8-24

Members of the Pushmataha County Sportsman Club started their bass tournament on Sardis Lake with a stiff breeze and mild temperatures. The tournament was held on Saturday, June 8.  The wind continued to blow for the entire tournament and the temperature warmed into the low nineties. The lake was about 1.5 feet above normal..  Seventeen members were competing in the bass tournament.  The bite was slow; however, some were able to put together a decent stringer. Only six members were able to catch and weigh a limit of five bass.  Five members were unable to catch a single bass.

Billy Latham won the tournament with five bass that weighed 11.54 pounds.  Coming in a close second was Chuck Beck with a stringer weight of 11.50 pounds.  Judd Thomas finished in third place, also with five fish that weighed 9.67 pounds.  Chuck Beck caught the big bass of the tournament.  It weighed 5.35 pounds.

The club’s next event will be a bass tournament on Pine Creek Lake.  It will be held on Saturday, June 22.  Fishing times will be voted on at the club’s monthly meeting on Thursday, June 13.   Launch site will be at Lost Rapids Park.  Members are reminded that the club will be frying fish for the Antlers Homecoming on Saturday, June 15.  Any member that can bring their cooker to help cook will be appreciated.  If you don’t have a cooker, you can still show up and help. 

Husband-wife bass tournament; 6-1-24

On Saturday, June 1, members of the Pushmataha County Sportsman Club held their annual Husband-Wife Bass Tournament at McGee Creek Lake.  Couples did not have to be husband and wife but did have to be a male & female team to compete for the heaviest stringer division.  The day started off cool with temps in the sixties and heavy fog but quickly cleared &warmed up to the mid- eighties.

Seven teams entered the tournament.  Two members, without partners, fished for the big bass pot.  Each team member could keep up to five bass.  Their stringer weights were added together to determine their team weight. Eight anglers were able to catch a limit of five bass.  The team of Tony Derby and Karie Larkins won the tournament with a stringer weight of 9.56 pounds.   Johnnie Ivey and Lacy Dalrymple took second place with a stringer weight of 7.33 pounds.  Don and Sherry Deems finished in third place with a stringer weight of 6.57 pounds.  The big bass of the tournament was caught by Billy Latham.  It weighed 5.88 pounds.

In the lady’s big bass division, Sherry Deems took top honors with a bass weighing 1.26 pounds.   The second place big bass caught by the ladies weighed 1.24 pounds and was caught by Karie Larkins.  Finishing in third place, with a bass weighing 1.07 pounds, was Jennifer Davidson.  Lacy Dalrymple placed fourth with a bass that weighed 1.01 pounds.  Wendy Cave took the fifth and final place with a bass that weighed .52 pounds.  Each lady will receive a plaque at the club’s next meeting.

The club’s next event will be a bass tournament on Sardis Lake.  It will be held on Saturday, June 8, at the Sardis Lake, Sardis Cove boat ramp.   Fishing times will be from “safe light” until 3:00 p.m.  This is a club tournament and is open only to club members.

Members that entered the spring turkey contest are reminded to bring their turkey’s beard to the monthly meeting on Thursday, June 13, to be measured so contest winners can be determined.