Lynn Burkhead

Sherman, Texas

Lynn Burkhead is a Christ follower, a happy husband, a grateful father, an outdoor writer and the Voice of the Denison Yellow Jackets. 🐝🏈📻🎙

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Fly Fisherman News Digest: WDFW Updates on Coastal Steelhead - Fly Fisherman

1 week ago | flyfisherman.com | Lynn Burkhead

Affiliate Disclosure: This page contains affiliate links. We earn from qualifying purchases. Don’t look now, but the summer solstice is approaching, Uncle Sam will soon celebrate America’s 249th birthday on Independence Day, and long summer evenings are setting up some of the best fly-fishing action of the year.
5 Best States to Fish for Crappie in the South

3 weeks ago | gameandfishmag.com | Lynn Burkhead

If you love crappie, then you're in luck because there is little doubt that these succulent papermouths can be found in numerous hotspots all across the country. In fact, if bass are king and bluegills are princes, then the crappie fits somewhere in between due to the numerous spots nationwide where they're plentiful (numbers) and true blue whoppers (2-3 pounds), giving U.S. anglers the best of both worlds in many places between the Mexico/U.S. and Canada/U.S. borders.
News Digest: Minnesota DNR Aims to Help North Shore Steelhead - Fly Fisherman

1 month ago | flyfisherman.com | Lynn Burkhead

Affiliate Disclosure: This page contains affiliate links. We earn from qualifying purchases. As we head for Memorial Day weekend, please don’t forget to thankfully and solemnly remember America’s brave soldiers who have sacrificed their lives for the cause of freedom, and the families they’ve left behind.
M.R. James Named to Pope and Young Club Hall of Fame

1 month ago | bowhunter.com | Lynn Burkhead

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"Mic-Drop Moment" for Coho Salmon? Soil Breakthrough Targets Tire Dust Killer - Fly Fisherman

1 month ago | flyfisherman.com | Lynn Burkhead

From bedding bluegills on the Flower Moon full moon to tarpon laid up in the Florida Keys to big Mother’s Day caddis hatches out west in the Rockies, there’s much to be excited about in the month of May. There’s also plenty of fly fishing news right now, and not all of it is good as political winds swirl and unpopular decision cloud the future. Expect a report on that shortly.
Pond of Dreams: Kozeal Scores NIL Deal with Arkansas Fly Shop - Fly Fisherman

2 months ago | flyfisherman.com | Lynn Burkhead

Affiliate Disclosure: This page contains affiliate links. We earn from qualifying purchases. Query most college baseball players, and it’s a good bet that their thoughts concerning centerfield as they stand in the batter’s box typically include the combination of a hard swing, a baseball launched into orbit, and watching it sail over the fence.
McCormack Catches Another IGFA Smallmouth Record

2 months ago | flyfisherman.com | Lynn Burkhead

We’re moving into the heart of spring fishing in many parts of the country. From Skwalas to 10-pound largemouth bass to redfish, we love everything that spring brings. Including the next wave of the Fly Fisherman News Digest, an offering that is loaded up with plenty of news about our favorite sport, fisheries, and people:If the name Spencer McCormack rings a bell, it might be because of a story that Nick Haddad wrote about the fly angler in the February/March 2021 issue of Fly Fisherman.
Tethrd: From a Saddle-Hunting Startup to an Industry Powerhouse - Bowhunter

Mar 25, 2025 | bowhunter.com | Lynn Burkhead

Earlier this year, country music superstar George Strait shocked the world when, at age 72, he drew a sold-out concert crowd of 110,905 people at Kyle Field, the vast football stadium on the Texas A&M University campus.
Current Outdoor News from Game & Fish Magazine

Feb 10, 2025 | gameandfishmag.com | Lynn Burkhead

The year remains young, and cold and snow have kept many hunters and anglers cooped up as they anticipate turkey hunting and great fishing this spring. The lull between the end of January's waterfowl seasons and the welcome thaw and blooming of spring is not without outdoor news, however. Some of these stories are tragic, some are resourceful and inspiring, and some bring familiar names back into the outdoors headlines.
Wanna Catch a 7-Foot Alligator Gar? A World-Record Salmon?

Feb 8, 2025 | gameandfishmag.com | Lynn Burkhead

Arkansas has seen its share of cold weather, snow and ice in recent weeks. While that can be good for duck hunters at the end of the Natural State's quacker seasons, as well as big trophy hunters throwing big streamer flies at wintertime brown trout, it's also good for another creature that the state should be better known for. And that is the alligator gar, which likes to gather up in deep river holes during cold weather.