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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Pond of Dreams: Kozeal Scores NIL Deal with Arkansas Fly Shop - Fly Fisherman

2 weeks 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

3 weeks 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

1 month ago | 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

2 months ago | 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?

2 months ago | 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.
Best New Waterfowl Shotguns for 2025

Jan 14, 2025 | gameandfishmag.com | Lynn Burkhead

This list will be updated in the following months as new guns hit the market. Stayed tuned for to see the latest and greatest in waterfowl shotguns. More guns, ammo and gear can be found here. Sitting in a rice field hunting blind recently with Jim Ronquest, the mild early season weather had ensured that there weren't always greenheads in the air despite the storied grounds we were hunting near Des Arc, Ark.
New Guns, Gear and Ammo the Highlights at SHOT Show

Dec 17, 2024 | gameandfishmag.com | Lynn Burkhead

It's a month away, and as this is written, jolly old St. Nick is still getting ready for his annual Christmas Eve sleigh ride. But before the last bit of the holiday egg nog can be polished off, attention is already turning to one of the biggest events each year in the country next year, as well as one of the top events in the outdoors industry. Both will take place on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. First up, Jan. 20 is also President-Elect Donald Trump's Inauguration Day.
Gigantic Harvest May Be Biggest Female Alligator Ever Taken

Dec 11, 2024 | gameandfishmag.com | Lynn Burkhead

It's nearly the halfway point between Thanksgiving and Christmas, meaning that you're running out of time if you still have some Yuletide shopping to do. It also means that deer seasons are moving into the post-rut and winding down unless you've got a key to a prime gate in the South Texas brush country where the rut is just now hitting its peak in early December. For hunters up north, it's time for late-season tactics on pheasant and grouse hunts.
Study: Hurricane Storm Surge Can Actually Benefit Tarpon and Snook - Fly Fisherman

Nov 19, 2024 | flyfisherman.com | Lynn Burkhead

With Black Friday and the 2024 Christmas gift buying season nearing, fly fishing companies and fly shops are gearing up for the holiday rush. If you need some help in determining what to buy for the fly angler on your list this year, check out the Fly Fisherman Gift Guide or this week’s report on Scott Fly Rods' 50th Anniversary.
First Salmon Return to Oregon's Klamath Basin After Dam Removal - Fly Fisherman

Nov 9, 2024 | flyfisherman.com | Lynn Burkhead

Following the removal of the former J.C. Boyle Dam, officials with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife have confirmed that on October 16, a fall run of Chinook salmon was identified by ODFW biologists in a tributary of the Klamath River. With that sighting, an ODFW news release reports that the event marks the first anadromous fish sighting in the tributary in the Klamath Basin since 1912 when the first of four hydroelectric dams were constructed.