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Vermonters reel in new bass records

ANDREW OESTRINGER SHOWS off his (unofficial) record catch at Lower Symes Pond in Ryegate.
Photo courtesy of the Vermont Department of Fish & Wildlife
October 9, 2025
Andrew Oestringer set an unofficial record with a 7 lb, 6 oz bass. James Lenox, 14, pulled in the third-heaviest largemouth bass catch this year.
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