Okie Noodling Tournament   - Jun 22, 2013

Travel to Wacker Park in Pauls Valley to celebrate the sport of noodling at the world-famous Okie Noodling Tournament.  Contestants will scour area rivers and lakes, using their bare hands to wrangle the biggest catfish in the state and bring them back to the festival.  Witness as huge live flathead catfish are brought in to compete for bragging rights and the prizes in categories including big fish, top female and 18 and under.

The Okie Noodling Tournament is a great event for the whole family, featuring food and beer vendors, live music, a kid's noodling clinic, a catfish ...

Travel to Wacker Park in Pauls Valley to celebrate the sport of noodling at the world-famous Okie Noodling Tournament.  Contestants will scour area rivers and lakes, using their bare hands to wrangle the biggest catfish in the state and bring them back to the festival.  Witness as huge live flathead catfish are brought in to compete for bragging rights and the prizes in categories including big fish, top female and 18 and under.

The Okie Noodling Tournament is a great event for the whole family, featuring food and beer vendors, live music, a kid's noodling clinic, a catfish cook-off and kid's catfish-eating contest.  Face painting, inflatables and games will also be available for kids.  Don't miss the final weigh-in to see the biggest catfish of all, and make sure to stick around for the coronation of the 2013 Okie Noodling Queen.

For contestants: Noodlers must obey all Oklahoma Wildlife regulations.  Fishermen will compete statewide to catch the largest flathead catfish, only one fish per entry.  Fish must be caught within 24 hours of the deadline and noodlers must register by noon on June 21, 2013.  There will be no addition or trade-out of fish after the initial weigh-in.  All fish must be alive.