Season's Greetings another year has come and gone.  I can't imagine how quickly it passed, or seemed to.
Christmas is a time for pausing to appreciate the goodwill of others.  We would like to thank you for your patronage and we extend our warmest wishes to you and yours through this Holiday Season.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to each and everyone.
The Management, Staff and Owners of Davin Lake/Wathaman Outpost
Diana, Irvin and Montie
Oscar and Jayne Farris
Dave and Ila McCarthy

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Happy Thanksgiving to all our American clients and friends.  Hard to believe another year has passed by.
The weather has been very mild so far this winter.  A report from Northern Saskatchewan says that there is very little snow at Davin and according to the weather network it has been mild there as well.
Irvin is back to work in Alberta and enjoying every minute of it - or maybe it is the paychecks he likes!!!!  He will be home for Christmas so am looking forward to that.
We had a very short meeting/discussion with our partners, it has been decided that we will be increasing our rate for 2013.  For those of you interested in fishing in the 2013 season, get your deposits in before December 31st to ensure 2012 rates, we will honor the 2012 rates until the end of the year.
Hope this finds you all well.  Until next time......

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It is hard to believe, we have been home one week already, time flys.  We are heavy into harvest, the crops look to be about average.
It is nice to be home but half our hearts are still at Davin.  We do love that place.
The fishing was really good the last couple weeks.  Walleye and pike were biting super, a lot of big pike were caught and released but Michelle Diekman still holds the title of Pike Mistress for  2012.  Congratulations Michelle.
Michelle wins the trip back to Davin for 2013 - Looking forward to your return back Michelle.
Till next time!!!

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Well the count down is on - 8 sleeps left and we are out of here!!!
Who will be the next pikemaster/mistress of Davin Lake - Look out guys guess who is now in the lead????  Michelle Diekman from Denver area caught and released two large trophy pike - on being 41 inches and the other one was 46 1/2 inches!!!!  This puts her in the lead by 2.5 inches and to some guys 2.5 inches is quite a bit!!!!!
We are busy closing camp, there are only a few clients left to compete against Michelle.
The weather has been windy the last few days making it difficult to get out on the lake.  Northern lights are out every night that it is clear - very beautiful to see.

Stay tuned - we will being another blog soon and will then let everyone know who is the 2012 Pikemaster.

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I would like to apologize for neglecting the blog. 
Fishing has been tremendous and the fishing seems to be getting better every year. 
We just finished our annual bus tour last week, all the guests had a great time.  Alex Brown caught and released the biggest pike hence winning a trip back next year.  He released a 42 inch pike.  Congratulations Alex.  Alex has been on the bus since the beginning and has caught and released the biggest pike three times.  Alex is a "master angler" at Davin Lake!!!!
The pike are really agressive, getting ready for winter.  They are so much fun to catch and are fat and healthy.  The walleye fishing is good but the trout are a bit difficult to catch.
The water level is average for this time of year.
You can tell the seasons are changing, fall is just around the corner as the nights are getting very cool and the birch have starting to change color.  The days are getting shorter and the loons have finished their loon dance and have picked their mate for the next season.  It is sad but we will be leaving for home in less than three weeks.

I have enclosed a picture of Alex Brown's fish as well as a picture of a monster nontypical moose.  Please note the rare set of horns.  This moose was spotted and photograped by Montie during the bus tour.
Will try to update in a week or so.  Till then, take care.

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Here is a video compliments of the Steve Dixon group.  This is  a video of Richard landing his big pike.  Good job guys and thank you so much for the video.

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It has been so hot and the forecast is for hotter yet.  The heat has definately taken it's toll on the fishing, but remember, the fish have to eat. They are moving to deeper water so we have to fish in different places as well as fish differently.
Yesterday Irvin and I went out and the pike were in 10 -15 feet of water.  We used Williams White Fish spoons and 5 of diamonds.  Not hard, we had four and were back at the dock in less than 10 minutes.  Of course we were just out in front of the camp as it was too hot to go any longer.

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Jim Myers Thesis

Received this e-mail from Jim.  Couldn't get his table on here quite right but we can follow it quite well and can definitely see our efforts to preserve our fishery are working.  Our catch and release policy and proper handling of the fish will ensure trophy fishing for years to come.  For his research, Jim will receive the Davin Lake PhD.

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Bernie Dupuis was fishing at Davin June 10 - 15th and caught and released a 44 inch pike.   We now have two 44 inch pike recorded as the largest pike caught to date - a tie!!!!  WOW

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 Richard Korpelnicky - 44 inch

 Steve Dixon - 43 inch

 Richard Korpelnicky 39 inch and Richard again, below with a  37 inch

The Steve Dixon group from Saskatoon left Wathaman yesterday, the 7th of July after another very successful fishing trip.  This group caught and released approx 20 trophy pike.  Congratulations guys.

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I received the following email and this picture from Jim Myers -  This was a 40 inch pike.

On the last day of our Davin fishing expeditation Nancy and Jack fished a particular spot in the morning.  That afternoon JT and I fished roughly the same area.  After rain, hail and a plow wind we caught a jig and a pike.  That morning Nancy lost a similar jig to a large fish.  We don't know if the jig is the same one or if the same fish ran off with it.

Thanks Jim for the story.

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 Ray Tetreault with his 42 inch pike caught at Wathaman on June 12, 2012

Montie caught a 27 inch walleye on June 30th while out and about with the pontoon boat.  Congratulations to both of you for the great catch.

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I have had the pleasure of having my family with me for the past 10 days.  It so happened that my beautiful daughter-in-law was able to land a 32 inch pike - she out fished the boys that day - can't you tell by the smile?
The Texas team of Jt, Jim and Don caught the most amount of trophy pike to date and they claim that the trophy pike are gaining about 2 inches per year.  Proof that the catch and release program is working.
Walleye fishing has been excellent with a great number of trophys' caught and released.
Wathaman Lake is 2 feet above average making fishing more challenging than normal.  Pike and Walleye are not in the usual places.  Guests have had to fish in different spots with limited success.
Fishing at Davin has been excellent with the water levels just above average.
Trout have gone down as only small trout are being caught on the surface. 
As the weather gets hotter, the trophy pike fishing is gaining speed everyday.
Hopefully will be doing another blog within a week.  If something spectacular happens will report immediately

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Well, the first group of guests have all left happy, fishing far exceeded all expectations.  Walleye fishing super with a large number of trophy walleye caught and released.  Bob and Manny caught a 29 inch walleye and a couple of 27 inch walleye.  They caught and released 84 walleye, total.
The Englefeld team had a great time catching walleye, the largest 27 1/2 inches and weighed 8.9 lbs.
The trout are starting to go down.   Pike fishing is good with a great many trophy pike being seen but not many caught as of yet.
The  Schupp group at Wathaman are having great success with Pike and Walleye.  Haven't got a report today but as of yesterday they had caught and released a 37 inch Pike.  Fishing is super at Wathaman too.
It has been raining for the last three days.  It is very cool tonight approx 2C.  The weather is changing again.  Water temp is running about 55F.  Water level is above average.  We expect the pike to start moving into the shallows tomorrow.
I tired to upload pictures but the computer is so slow that it just won't work.  Will try again.

Keep watching, I will have another report in a week.  The picture is of  our new dock at Wahtaman!!!! Wow

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We moved in on Sunday May 27th.  The road was absolutely terrible but it has improved over the last week, thank goodness.  The graders have been out everyday since we got here and the last guests to arrive say it is pretty fair now. 
We have been busy opening up camp and have everything pretty much done and are ready to go.  No bears at Wathaman this year, another blessing.  Everything over there is in great shape.  We have made quite a few improvements this year, at Wathaman, with a new walkway and a dock on the outpost side.
The first guests have arrived and the fishing is tremendous.  Everyone is concentrating on trout and walleye and both species are biting very well.  These guests are going to strart to attack the pike tomorrow.  Watch for up coming news flashes.
For those interested, the pickled pike is pickling, the little pies are baking and the trout has been smoked.
Until next time - watch your powder don't get wet!!!

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Our first trip to Davin 2012 - We rolled in today, May 9th at approx 5:00pm.  The road was rough in spots due to frost coming out.  We brought in a dock for Wathaman which we will take over later.  There are 3 bad washouts on our road coming into camp so road construction will begin when we move up later in the month. 
 When we pulled into camp, we shut off the security cameras, it is unbelievable what you can capture on a  camera - lost hunters, moose, wolves and some wicked storms.   It is nice to know that people can't come into camp without us knowing about it.
Nothing has been touched all winter, it is just like we left it.  We always worry about things like that but got lucky again.
Looks like ice out will be real soon.  Irvin predicts completely gone within the week.  He is hoping for a north wind to blow the ice away from the dock.
The water level is a touch below normal but usually comes up when the ice goes out.
I have attached some pictures I took tonight.
Not much else to report.  We will be returing home tomorrow to get the crop in, finish shopping for the camp and pack to come back.  We will be moving in on the 27th to begin the season.

I was standing on the dock where the ice has receeded, it is amazing how many trout and whitefish I saw swimming around.  And they look way bigger than last year!!!!

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Spring has arrived and Irvin is home from winters work, now it is time to think about Davin Lake.  Of course Davin is always on our mind.  As it stands right now our bookings are much better than last year, it looks like a pretty fair season. 
We plan on making a trip to Davin within the next 10 days.  Reports are that a huge amount of snow has fallen over the past month, I guess we will see.  The temperature has been above normal so maybe spring is close to Davin as well!
Anyone interested in fishing at Davin or Wathaman need to call and check out our availability.  We do have a few holes but as mentioned, we have a busy season coming.
We will do another update when we get back from our spring trip to Davin.  If anyone has anything they would like to add to the blog, send an email.

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Saskatoon Sports Show is on this weekend - Hope to see all our Saskatoon and area fishermen there.  Quite the storm today, about 20 cms of snow and lots of wind, my kind of day.   Love the winter storms.  I am excited to report that we are getting June filled up.  There is still room after the 21st but not much. 
Hope everyone is having a great winter.
Until next time. 

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Happy Valentine's Day to All

Good Morning and a Happy Valentine's Day to everyone.  I was just checking flights and it seems like there are good prices right now.  Especially if you are coming through the mid west.  Just yesterday flights from Denver to Saskatoon with United Airlines was just $488.00 return.  Anyone interested should check.
The weather has been awesome.  But the authorities are still saying that the ice isn't safe for ice fishing, at least in Southern Sask. 
Reports are that there is quite a bit of snow at Davin although the temperatures have been milder than usual.  We are hoping for an early spring!!
Hope everyone is wintering well - Look forward to hearing from you soon.

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Jan 31, 2012 - how time flys.  Seems like we just got home from the camp and I am now making lists and plans for the 2012 season.  The bookings are coming in, we are booked from the 10th to the 19th of June and only one cabin from the 1st to the 9th.  Things are looking up.
The weather has been incredable.  It is -2C today (approx +30F) this weather is to hold for at least two more weeks.  It has been mild since around the 20th, what a wonderful break.  The RCMP are advising people to stay off the ice, another truck with through over the weekend.  I have not heard about the ice at Davin but do know that there is much more snow up there than here.  The temperature is mild but not as mild as here.  The noon news say it is -17 at Stoney Rapids.  Still a nice temp for January.
We did our openhouse at Longmont.  There were not as many there as last year but it was a huge success.  Congratulations to Skip Diekman from Longmont, he won the fishing trip and will be coming up in the 2012 season.
Irvin has gone back to work, this time in Medicine Hat, Alberta.  He says he will not be home until the end of April, must be nice to be needed!!!!!
Hope this finds you all well.  Look forward to hearing from you soon.

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