It’s August, which means kids are back in school and the fall hunting and fishing seasons are quickly approaching. Before packing your favorite tackle and camo for trips, be sure to purchase an annual fishing and hunting license for 2023-24.
Only a couple more months and cooler weather will arrive and, once again, it will be time to head to the deer woods.
WITH LUKE CLAYTON
Lake Fork has built a reputation for being a trophy channel catfish fishery. Guide David Hanson shows off one of many chunky catfish landed last week.
Lake Fork More Than Just Bass
Lake Texoma guide Chris Carey and Larry Weishuhn show off one of the many top water stripers landed last week fishing with Luke and Jeff Rice.
EARLY BIRDS GET THE TOPWATER STRIPER
Recently a group of students from the Forney High School Percussion ensemble and two students from the Forney High School Band were selected to participate at the Texas A&M University - Commerce Percussion Directors Symposium sponsored by Stryvemind.
Luke enjoys cooking outdoors using a variety of methods. In this week’s column, he describes some of the items he uses.
Luke’s Talking Outdoor Cooking!
Dawson Welch of Forney Named to University of Alabama Spring 2023 Deans List
Devon Adofo of Forney has been named to Kennesaw State University’s Spring 2023 Dean’s List in recognition of academic achievement.
The following students were named to the Dean’s List at Rochester Institute of Technology for the spring semester of the 2022-2023 academic year. Full-time degree-seeking undergraduate students are eligible for Dean’s List if their term GPA is greater than or equal to 3.400; they do not have any grades of “Incomplete”, “D” or “F”; and they have registered for, and completed, at least 12 credit hours.
Fishing is always great in the fly-in lakes of northern Saskatchewan. Here Jeff Rice shows off one of many, many northern pike we landed this past week at Iskwatikan Lake Lodge.
Adventure in the North Country
The students listed on the President’s Honor Roll at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas, are undergraduates who have achieved a perfect 4.0 grade point average in all work attempted while enrolled in not less than 12 semester hours. The university would like to recognize the following students for earning the honor for the Spring 2023 semester.
The students listed on the Dean’s List of Academic Honors at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas, are undergraduates who have achieved a grade point average of at least 3.5 out of a perfect 4.0 in all work attempted while enrolled in not less than 12 semester hours. The university would like to recognize the following students for earning the honor for the Spring 2023 semester.
Alex Chukwukelu from North Forney High School was recognized at the May 30th Board of Trustees meeting for his Track accomplishments during the 2022-2023 school year. Congratulations to Alex on being named the UIL 6A State Champion in the 110m hurdles!
A happy fishermen last week at Iskawtikan Lake Lodge with a mighty big walleye! Photo courtesy Bryce Liddell
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Mailing Address: P.O. Box 936, Forney, TX 75126
Physical Address: 201 W. Broad St., Forney, TX 75126
Phone: 972-564-3121
Fax: 972-552-3599