St Ambroise Goose & Duck Club Jimmy Robinson's Famous Duck Lodge THE LEGEND The Delta Marsh of Canada's Lake Manitoba is one of the world's great gathering places for migratory waterfowl. Since the 1930's the Marsh has attracted thousands of hunters to this lodge, The Famous Jimmy Robinson Duck Lodge. Founded by the late Jimmy Robinson it is conveniently located on the edge of the Delta Marsh at the south end of Lake Manitoba. The lodge has hosted personalities from all walks of life. Names like Hemmingway, Gable, Stack and European royalty have all hunted here, for the legend as well as the sport. Jimmy hunts these waters no more, but you can now enjoy the lodge, the tradition, the shoot and the companionship. Jimmy Robinson was one of the worlds most famous hunting writers and sportsmen; and editor for Sports Afield magazine, and the hunting partner of the biggest names in entertainment, politics and business. Jimmy passed away on June 21, 1986. Jimmy founded his first lodge in 1935 in a farmhouse near Portage Creek on the Delta Marsh. The present lodge was built in 1958 and is located in the Village of St. Ambroise, Manitoba. It's an hour auto trip from the Winnipeg International Airport. The terrain is flat prairie country which includes thousand of acres of low water marshes. Waterfowl of all description stage there each autumn prior to their final migration. The Lodge: Is a very comfortable building with large living room, fireplace, dining area, kitchen and sitting room. There are 12 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms all under one room. There is also a game cleaning building on the property. The Hunt: Each day partners will be assigned to a guide who will pick you up and take you the the famous Delta Marsh, set you up, put out the decoys and get you ready for the shoot. The Guides: Our guides are local Canadian licensed guides with decades of hunting/guiding the Delta Marsh. They know by the weather, wind and feeding habits of particular species, where the shooting is to be found. They'll also fill your ear with the legends of the marsh, the camp and of the hunters who have preceded you here. The Season: Opens on September 24th each year and goes till (weather permitting) around the 5th of November. From the moment you drive into the lodge parking lot to the moment you leave you will have memories for a lifetime of the hunt, the lodge and the stories with your fellow hunters.