April Ellis and her son Everett Ellis, 5, both of Lebanon, N.H., fish in the Connecticut River from the boat launch in Cornish, N.H., on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. Before casting, Everett spotted what he and his mother agreed was the biggest bass they had seen all summer.
April Ellis and her son Everett Ellis, 5, both of Lebanon, N.H., fish in the Connecticut River from the boat launch in Cornish, N.H., on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. Before casting, Everett spotted what he and his mother agreed was the biggest bass they had seen all summer. “I don’t even know what we would do with that if you caught it,” April Ellis said. (Valley News – Alex Driehaus) Credit: Valley News — Alex Driehaus

April Ellis and her son Everett Ellis, 5, both of Lebanon, fish in the Connecticut River from the boat launch in Cornish on Tuesday. Before casting, Everett spotted what he and his mother agreed was the biggest bass they had seen all summer. “I don’t even know what we would do with that if you caught it,” April Ellis said.

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