I've tried this 4 times and after 2-3 hours I screw up and kill everything that I did, so here I go again.
It's a 14 hour drive from my house to Davin lake and the trip is worth the drive just to see some new stuff.
5 hours on this road
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saw this coming into one of the lakes along the way
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You cross the Churchill river and kids[not mine] jump in up at the top here.
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and come out way down there. Some actually miss the landing zone and have a long swim in from the lake.(http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh145/pitw75/Fishing%2008/100_3874.jpg)
5 hours from civilization and power there was this
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Got to the lake and this is what greeted us.
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The dock at Davin
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The boys couldn't wait to get on the lake so
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This was home for 5 nights
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Went up the pink river 8 miles and Donny caught the first fish. A little 14" northern and while he was pulling it in this grabbed a hold and didn't let go
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he got to let the little guy go saying "I saved his life"
Here are some of every body with a fish or two.
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Even the wife out fished me by catching this walleye under the boat in 6 feet of water while I'm chasing northerns
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Lake trout
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Shore lunch
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Don't get Rory our guide mad as I watched him pick up a 100lb propane tank over one shoulder and put a cooler that weighed about the same on the other shoulder and walk across the portage.
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Don't play with fire
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Quite a difference
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The fish cleaning shack
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Davin lake lodge dining room [built by a guy from the states]
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Picture of the statue of the Hanson buck on the way home.
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Nice lakers and nice pike.................................man, I love pike fishing. :biggrin:
Beautiful scenery for sure. Thanks for sharing. :congrats:
That fish frying in the pan made me hungry. :wink:
Very nice. Thanks for the pictures.
Pat
Thanks for the pics.....looks like an awsome time!!! :yoyo:
Looks like you had a great trip. Those are some nice fish. Especially the walleye. :yoyo:
WOW, well I'm sure glad you got the pic thing figured out. Awesome pics to say the least. And if you run into trouble next time gimme a shout.
Looks like everyone had fun, one question though. They let you fish in your Bermuda's up there? :laf: :eyebrow: You been walking around the boat in your underwear all day so now the kid is doing it on the porch of the cabin :laf:
I woulda liked to have seen that plane land in the water.
Good stuff :yoyo: thanks for sharing them seriously. :wink:
Quote from: FinsnFur on September 06, 2008, 11:10:44 PMThey let you fish in your Bermuda's up there? :laf: :eyebrow: You been walking around the boat in your underwear all day so now the kid is doing it on the porch of the cabin :laf:
When I first saw that pic I thought you had taken Jim with you. :roflmao: :roflmao:
Looks like a great time, the kind some of us can only wish for. :bowingsmilie:
QuoteLooks like a great time, the kind some of us can only wish for
I agree. I have never been on an adventure like that in such beautiful country that makes me want to go.
Man thanks for sharing the story and pics :highclap: This thread makes me want to go somewhere like that so bad. If I ever get to do something like that I will pack some extra Bermuda's. :laf:
If you compare fishing to hunting the price is about 1/4 as much. There are a lot of lakes up there and you do not need to have a guide but it was sure nice this time. Wathaman lake is about 80-100 square miles in size and has aound 800 miles of shoreline.
Great story and pictures. Looks like everyone had a wonderful time!
Jim
Great pics !!
Looks like a nice place, caught a lot of nice fish, everybody looks like they had a good time, great trip all around.
Can't ask for much more then that. :yoyo:
Thanks for sharin it with us. :congrats:
WOW. Thanks for the vacation. I feel like I was there. The only bad part was that the fish didn't have much taste as I licked the screen. After looking at the road I can understand why some people would want to fly in rather than drive. But they missed the views on the trip - looking down is not the same as looking around.
Jerry
:roflmao: as I licked the screen :laf: