Sardis Lake Tourney: 8-24-24

 Members of the Pushmataha County Sportsman Club held a bass tournament on Saturday, August 24.  The tournament was held on McGee Creek Lake.  Seventeen members participated in the event.  The lake level was about 2.5 feet below normal.  The weather was hot and breezy.

Catching quality keeper bass proved to be a challenge for most of the anglers although a couple of members did manage to boat a couple of very nice bass.  Ten anglers were able to catch their five fish limit.

Tony Derby won the tournament with a stringer weight of 10.57 pounds.  Billy Hensley placed second with a stringer weight of 9.00 pounds.  Billy also caught the big bass of the tournament.  It weighed 4.93 pounds.  Randy Janoe finished in third place with a stringer weight of 7.23 pounds.

The club’s next and last regular season tournament will be held at Sardis Lake on September 7. Launch site for the tournament will be the Sardis Cove boat ramp.  Fishing times will be from “safe light” until 4:00.

Pine Creek: 8-10-24

 

On Saturday, August 10, members of the Pushmataha County Sportsman Club held a bass tournament on Pine Creek Lake.  The lake level was about two feet above normal with water temperatures reaching the low nineties.  Anglers started the day with mild temperatures and calm winds but warmed up to the upper eighties, which was very nice for this time of the year. 

Seventeen anglers entered in the contest.  Twelve anglers were able to catch their five fish limit.  Chuck Beck won the tournament with a stringer weight of 13.46 pounds.  Ellis Silvey finished in second place with a stringer weight of 13.12 pounds.  Terry Thurman came in third. His stringer weighed 12.02 pounds.  Chuck Beck caught a bass that weighed 3.61 pounds to win the big bass of the tournament.

The club’s next bass tournament will be held on McGee Creek Lake at Buster Hights Landing.  It was originally scheduled for Hugo Lake on Saturday, August 24.  It is being moved to McGee Creek since the water level on Hugo Lake is too low to unload a boat at Frazier Point Landing. Fishing times will be from “safe light” until 3:30 p.m.