Record Bass Caught in Jamestown, RI

This bass was caught by A. S. Clarke on Oct. 22, 1936, weighing 65lbs. As of this writing (2021), it still holds the record for the largest striped bass ever caught from the shore.

It weighed in at 65 pounds.

The fish was restored by John P. Lopes, a Certified Taxidermist, in January of 1989.

The display case containing the fish built and donated by Precision Glass Co., Jamestown, RI.