Young anglers compete at Back to School Bass Blast on Lake Marble Falls
MARBLE FALLS — Faith Academy of Marble Falls junior Austin Ellis started this year’s Angler of the Year contest by winning the Back to School Bass Blast on Sept. 15 on Lake Marble Falls.
Nineteen of the 26 anglers in the Marble Falls High School club caught fish. Thirty-five bass weighed in for 59.6 pounds.
PHOTO 1: The Marble Falls High School fishing club includes Lyle Schmidt (front row, left), Bill Flanary, Dustan Oustad, Hunter Delz, Sam Harkins, Austin Pegues, Isaac Salas, Hunter McNeese, Terry White and Dusty Harkins; Roy Dunavant (middle row, left), Wes Thornton, Jae Petru, Liz Schuessler, Ty Wynn, Cody Box, Glenn Willis, Lane Amidon, Drake Harkins, Nick O’Connor, Ben Stripling, Chis Mata, Connor White, Christian Hunick, Colt Anderson and Austin Ellis; Dale Schmidt (back row, left), Bryan Ellis, Joshua Dickinson, J.P. Wilson, Shilo Nelson, Chris Hooten, Thomas Smith, Matthew Manley, Jordan Childress, Jake Meadows and Scott Anderson. Not pictured is Alex Dunavant. Courtesy photos
PHOTO 2: Marble Falls High School fishing club member Austin Ellis, who attends Faith Academy of Marble Falls, holds the two fish that propelled him to his first win of the 2012-2013 school year while competing in the Back to School Bass Blast on Sept. 15 on Lake Marble Falls.
PHOTO 3: Marble Falls High School fishing club member Lyle Schmidt displays the two fish he caught, including the Big Bass, at the Back to School Bass Blast tournament Sept. 15 on Lake Marble Falls.
Ellis’ name was put on the Angler of the Year plaque and returned to Marble Falls High School.
Sponsor Lorna Ellis said club members and sponsors are in the process of trying to get the Student Angler Federation Texas State Championship, which was conducted in March last year. They have started talking to community and business leaders.
For more, email Ellis at ellisbl@aol.com.
RESULTS: 1, Austin Ellis, 5 fish totaling 8 pounds; 2, Lyle Schmidt, 2 fish totaling 5.1 pounds and the Big Bass at 3.69 pounds; 3, Shilo Nelson, 4 fish totaling 5.02 pounds
UP NEXT: Inks Lake Tournament, Oct. 6, TBA