BURSON – Shore anglers and rental boaters are catching big numbers of black bass, particularly smallmouths, at Pardee Lake as the season nears its end on November 9.

Fishing pressure has been light at Pardee, as the ban on launching private craft continues through the end of the season.

“The bass bite has been hot for those going out,” said John Blim at the Pardee Lake Marina. “Guys in rental boats have reported catching up to 30 bass while using topwater lures, spinnerbaits, and plastics. There are lots of quality smallmouths being caught. The biggest fish reported lately was an 8 lb smallmouth caught from shore a month ago.”

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