WOW. you can't imagine how cold it is here. There has been a wind chill warning out for most of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario.  Not that's a lot of real estate.  The wind chill was -52 this morning and is still that close to here. It is only -45 here!!!!
With that in mind - can't wait till we can go fishing.
Bookings are coming in and it is looking real good for this season. Hope you have all made your arrangements, wouldn't want to miss you.
The Saskatoon Sports and Leisure Show starts on the 6th and goes until the 9th of March. We will be there so hope you drop by for a chat.
Until next time, stay warm.

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Happy February to all our fishing friends.  I will be so glad when this winter is over.  It has been so terribly cold and the wind hasn't stop blowing since last fall.  If it isn't actual temperatures being cold then it is the wind chill.  Winter, winter go away!!!
We have been so very busy, Irvin has gone back to Alberta for the winter and I am trying to keep the home fires burning as well as run the farm and the lake business.  WOW, the older you get the faster you go!!!
Bookings are coming in and it is starting to look good again this year.  Anyone interested in fishing needs to pick a spot, June is almost full, only a few cabins left.  The rest of the year is looking good too.
We have built a new website, thank you to my daughter-in-law.  Good job Amy.  As with most change, there are a few hiccups.  You need to go to www.davinlakelodge.com  everything works great then.
I will be doing the Sports Show in Saskatoon March 6 - 9th.  Drop by and say hello.  And don't forget Oscar, he will be at Sportsman's Warehouse in Loveland, Co. every Saturday.  Stop by, he'll tell you some lies!!!!!!!!
Hope this finds you all well.  Until next time.............

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Well September is almost over and have finally closed things out for the camp.  It has been so busy since we got home.  We went from the camp right to the field swathing and then combining.  A disturbance moved in a couple days ago giving us a chance to regroup and do up some unfinshed business.
We had a very successful summer and 2014 is shaping up to another good year.  We have  quite a few bookings already, infact we are already booked from June 1st until the 13th.
Our 2013 Pike Master was Brett Oldfield from Calgary.  He caught and released a 45 inch pike on June 25th.  This beauty was caught and released at Davin.  Brett has been invited to return to Davin in 2014.  Congratulations Brett.
Once we wrap up the fall work, Irvin will be heading back up to Davin to prepare to put the new dock in.  We are excited about that, it will be so nice.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank my family for being there for me again!!!  I was so busy at the camp last season that Spencer Shout, my oldest son from Tennessee, took over writing my blog.  He did an amazing job and will be asked to do the same for 2014, haven't told him that yet!!!!  Thank you Spence. 
I would also like to thank Melissa Yeager, my daughter for doing all the behind the scenes work at home.  She also is our accountant.  I don't know what I would do without her.
My daughter-in-law, Amy Shout from Oklahoma has been doing out website work and is in the process of building a new site.  Thank you Amy for all your help.  You are all amazing and thank you again.
I will do another posting and hopefully get some pictures to post on the fall trip to Davin.
Until next time.

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Fishing Updates

We have been extremely busy the past couple weeks. The bus trip was a great success again this year. Shirley Geddes was the leader for the free trip until the last day when she was edged out by Lane Therres who will return next year as the bus tour pikemaster award winner. Everyone had a great time.

                                     

Daylene Wallington and her family returned again this year. Tye caught his first lake trout and was very proud. Daylene caught a nice pike again this year.

Irvin had the pleasure of spending some time fishing with his grandson Dawson and his friend Tyler Thevenot. With the summer spent at Davin and winter spent in Alberta working he doesn't get to spend as much time with his family as he'd like to. They caught a few fish to take home with them, but spending time with Grandpa was the most important to Dawson. Both boys sure enjoy the outdoors.

Just a few more weeks and we'll be heading home. We need to thank everyone who has made this summer so memorable. We already have alot of bookings for next year, so it must have been enjoyable for the guests as well!

Until next time

Diana and Irvin

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Marcel Giudicelli

We had a sad day last week and hate to post that Marcel passed away. Anyone who has been to Davin in June or July the past 8 or 9 years has probably had the pleasure of meeting him. Marcel was a commercial fisherman and did fish studies for the United Nations. He had the ability to travel more places than most, and Davin Lake was definitely his favorite. He would spend about two months with us in "the bush" as he called it. It was always great to hear his stories of travel around the globe, and the "Jacks" longer than his leg that swim in Davin. There are many people who enjoy coming to Davin each year but Marcel loved it here as much as anyone. He even built a cabin in France and placed a giant picture on the wall of the view of Davin Lake. He would sit and gaze at the picture and dream of the next summer when he could return to the bush. We will miss him a great deal.

On a happier note our annual bus tour is this week. There's 24 people in camp and we are extremely busy, but it is great to see everyone. Fishing has been outstanding all year it seems, and everyone who leaves says it was the best ever. We believe our catch and release policy and trying to show people proper fish handling, and releasing to preserve our great fishery is really working, and the fishing reports seem to confirm it.

Time for supper!
Diana and Irvin

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We had the first ever supper cruise at Davin Lake.  We loaded the pontoon boat with a grill and some food then proceeded to the Davin River.  We caught numerous Walleye.  The fishing was outstanding!  When our arms got sore from landing so many fish, Irvin made us a wonderful supper.  We then left the river and went to Trout Rock and Five Mile Island and caught several trout.  Around 9 p.m. we returned to the lodge. It was a wonderful evening spent with clients from Hanley, SK - Carol and Wayne Knock and Sandy and Bob McKee.  It was nice to get out of the kitchen for a few hours and enjoy our beautiful lake.

Until next time,

Diana

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Current Pikemaster Leader

We received this picture from Brett Oldfield of his 45 inch pike caught on June 25.

Congratulations, Brett, on an outstanding fish!!!

We also had the pleasure of hosting the Pinnacle Group out of Medicine Hat for the first time.  They flew in on a twin otter.  It's always exciting to see planes land on the air strip.  Here are a couple of pictures.

Until next time,

Irvin and Diana

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