Dixon Group

The Dixon Group had a very successful trip this year.  As you can see in the pictures to follow, there were several trophy pike caught and released.  Moving to the top of the Pikemaster leader board is Trevor Laughren with a 43 incher.

Trevor Laughren 5.5 pound Walleye

Steve Dixon 32 inch Pike

Trevor Laughren 40 inch pike and his next cast below...

This one could be a monster someday!

Steve Dixon says Trevor needs a bigger spoon!

Sunset over the Wathaman

Who says light housekeeping has to be PB & J?  This is quite a feast!

Steve Dixon's 42 inch Pike

41 inch Pike caught by Steve Dixon

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The New Dock Is In

The new dock is in! We want to extend a huge thanks to everyone who helped get it in the water, especially Wayne and Ron! We couldn't have done it without you two. We had to jet water around the old posts to get them out of the ground after they finally thawed. Below are various pictures in different stages of the removal/installation. It was quite a job!

Removing old posts

Pulling the old dock out with the pontoon boat

Wayne hauling off the last piece of the old dock

It looks a little different with no dock

Putting the new dock together

Floating the new dock into place

The Pros at work.  Doesn't this look nice?

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The One to Beat...

                            

Bob Miller with his 42" Pike caught in the first week of June. If you look closely, you just may see snow in the background!

We have part of the new dock in! Watch for our next post with pictures of the whole process!

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A glimpse of winter to start the season

We got camp opened and found that our phones were not working so we bought a satellite phone to use in case of emergencies.  It worked well for a few days before Irvin took an accidental swim in the Wathaman with the phone in his pocket!  So we have no phone this year.  We can only be reached via e-mail at fish@davinlakelodge.com. 

Our first fishermen were Bob & Manny and George & Irene Hamp.  Bob put his name on the top of the Pikemaster leader board with a 42 inch fish.  We are working on getting some photos from them.  Fishing was a little different due to a late ice and cool temperatures. Even so, everyone caught lots of fish and took home their limits.

My son and his family are currently visiting from Tennessee.  They arrived on June 5th and brought snow in with them which lasted through June 6th.  The weather is trying to straighten around and my granddaughter, Sydney, has gone from building snowmen to sandcastles in just a matter of four days. 

 

Davin Lake June 6, 2014

 

Snowman to Sand Castles in just 4 days!!

This Tennessee girl loves to build sandcastles at the camp.

She was SO EXCITED to see this white stuff and build a real snowman!

She even had a carrot for his nose, thanks to Grandma Diana.

 

 

The sandcastles have gotten quite a bit more elaborate since she started coming at age 2.

 

 

Spencer's 37 inch Pike

 

Sydney's catch for shore lunch :)

 

This is one happy camper!

 

Irvin, Spencer and Wayne cooking shore lunch for the P. A. Cosmopolitan Club

 

Good food and great friends sharing fish stories at shore lunch

The Prince Albert Cosmopolitan Club is here now with 14 members.  They are bringing in fish left and right!  Here they are pictured at "Sandy Beach" following shore lunch.  I overheard one of them say, "Can it get any better than this?"  We don't think so!

Until next time,

Diana

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Just a quick reminder - Due to circumstances beyond our control, we will not have a phone this year.  The internet is working very well and, of course, it is wireless.
Thank you for your understanding.
Later

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We are here!!!  It was a tough trip in with bad weather, bad roads, truck trouble, rain, wind just about everything you can imagine.  We arrived last night, tired and  saddle sore.  But when we walked out on the dock this morning and saw the trout swimming we realized how happy we are to be here.
Trouble getting Oscar out of bed but he has accomplished a ton of work since he got mobile.  Now he won't slow down!!
Ice is off and the old dock is still standing.  We were hoping the ice would take it right out, no such luck.
We will give you an update as soon as we have the camp opened up.
Till next time.

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Good Evening to everyone.  Well, the hype is starting as we are getting geared up to leave for the lake.  Spring has been super late and as a result Irvin is just finishing up the seeding.  If all holds together he will be done this evening.
I have all the shopping done, Irvin needs a few things and he will be finished as well.  The camp truck is better than half loaded so we are near ready.
A week ago today we made a flying trip to the lake.  As most of you know we are putting in a floating dock so we ran up with the floats and checked out the camp.  Everything was pretty good.  Someone had been there, broke into the house and generator shed.  Left a lovely deposit in the shower house!!!!!!!  Nothing was abused or destroyed but they took the memory card out of the camera.  Thank goodness we have more cameras up and they didn't see them.  As a result we know who it is.  For now I would like to thank them for not destroying anything and pretty much leaving it the way they found it.  I know they read the blog as I know the people!!  I would request that they send me back my card for the camera and nothing will be said.
There is ice on the lake!!  Irvin thinks that Atwater will be off but Davin will be at least another week.  It might be tight but I have faith that we will be rolling by June 1st!!!
I am posting a few picture I took last week.  Hopefully this will be the last time you see this dock!!!!!!
My blogs will be more regular now that we are thinking fishing.  Talk soon.

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