We left 4:00am Wednesday morning.  Had truck trouble so didn`t arrive here till 5:00pm.  All was just like we left last fall.  So good to see no break-ins or trouble.  Ice is off and the weather was in the mid 20`sC.  Not so today, there has been a few snow flakes.  What a country.
Cabins are ready, lodge is open, working on the boats, two in the water as I write this.  We haven`t tried fishing yet but there are a lot of unconfirmed reports of LARGE fish sighted!!!  Actually we saw a few trout under the dock as well as white fish.
Check back for updates.

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The pressure is on, crop is in the ground.  We just had a great weekend with the Kjelshus family helping Irvin's mom celebrate her 90th birthday.  The weather was wonderful, food good and great company.  Now it is time to tend to business.  We are busy running for supplies for the camp, new tires on the trucks and getting staff in place.  A weather check indicates that it is great up north which means the ice should be gone and the ground starting to warm.  We will be leaving at 4:00am on Wednesday morning, we expect to arrive at the camp mid-afternoon, providing there isn't any trouble.  I will do an update once we have the computer up and running.  Stay tuned.

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Hello to all our "Fisherman Friends"
At 4:30 yesterday morning we left to check the camp.  We took a trailer with lumber to rebuild the portage which burned in the fire last summer.  After 2 flat tires we made it to the camp to find it just like we left it last fall.
We saw lots of float planes flying around LaRonge so there must be water open someplace.  Lake LaRonge itself was open, the ice was so far out from shore that it was hard to actually see it. 
This morning we woke to the call of the loons, I didn't realize how much I missed the camp. It made me realize how lucky we are to have a place like Davin Lake Lodge.  The weather was beautiful there with a high of 15C.  There was a south breeze which felt very warm.  The forecast is for high teens for the next 5 days.
You will all be happy to hear that the ice should be off within the next 7 days or so.  It has receded from the shore about 20 feet and has started to turn the black color that happens just before it sinks.  The average ice out date is the 20th - should be right on time.  The water is lower now than it has been for quite sometime but will rise as the ice leaves and the springs start to run.
The roads to the camp were awesome - the best we have seen them in the past few years.  Sure hope they stay that way.
We plan to leave for the camp on the 25th.  Our first guests will arrive on the 31st.  Hope you all have your dates in place - we still have some openings and are looking forward to a good year.
Hope this finds you all well.  Should anyone have any questions or comments, email, I will be happy to answer.  Once things are in place at the camp, I plan to have regular updates posted to my blog, check back to see what's happening.
Till next time........

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