Testimonials

star rating  Dono is pure gold in fishing and in personality. I can't say I've met many people who I enjoy so thoroughly in the eight hours of meeting him.
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Carl G
June 10, 2018

star rating  Spent a great morning battling monster cats. Have fished with Blackwater Cats a couple of times and both times we brought in a number of master anglers including a massive... read more

TnJAdvents
July 1, 2019

star rating  Had a fantastic time. My partner and I had a boat / guide booked for a 6 hr trip, caught over 80 cats over 30”. Absolutely amazing. James, (Paddy),... read more

oilman2016
August 29, 2021

star rating  My wife and I booked two mornings to fish with Donovan. We both caught numerous big channel catfish. We were supplied with great rods and reels. Donovan was knowledgeable, extremely... read more

_lunacr55
July 23, 2016

star rating  Awesome time with Donovan. Between four of us we caught a lot of cat fish. Twenty five we 34 plus inches. I was able to catch a 38 inch cat,... read more

S_Gibson204
June 6, 2018

star rating  Had a great time today with my family. Our guide, Donovan, was very knowledgeable and great with our kids. We were fishing for cat fish and we caught... read more

Aren08
June 8, 2017

star rating  In an 8 hr guided Trophy Greenback Walleye outing on Lake Winnipeg on Oct 1, 2022, We caught +30 plus including 3 Master Angler walleyes. Many were also in... read more

M2572XXpeterm
October 11, 2022

star rating  A friend and I spent an 8-hour day on the water with one of Donavon's guides, James. By all accounts, this season has been a bit slow by the usual... read more

355darcye
August 31, 2017

star rating  Dono is pure gold in fishing and in personality. I can't say I've met many people who I enjoy so thoroughly in the eight hours of meeting him. ... read more

Carl G
June 1, 2018

Donavan did an amazing job guiding for us. He busted his tail to get us on fish, when the conditions were tough! He is also a really funny and genuine person, who is just a hoot to be around! He even bought me a hot chocolate at Tim Hortons lol! We can't wait to come back and fish with him again, thank you Donavan!

Luke Jensen Avatar Luke Jensen

positive review  Donovan is an AWESOME guide! Super experienced, knows his stuff, and helped us catch 8 HUGE catfish on the Red River! Fantastic experience! If you want to catch huge catfish, go with Donovan of Black Water Cats!!

Sheila Reda Avatar Sheila Reda

positive review  Just got back from a couple days fishing with Donovan and Blackwater Cats. Outstanding trip and top notch guiding by Donovan. Always kept us in the fish...I figure we pulled in over 700lbs of fish over 12 hrs of fishing. 1st time Catfishing and I’m hooked! definitely recommend; and I’ll be going back!

Scott Manson Avatar Scott Manson

positive review  Great hard working guys! Will work hard to put you on big fish and work to keep you on them, definitely coming back!!

Austin Carsen Avatar Austin Carsen

positive review  My wife and I had a great two days fishing with James. He is a great guide and a very nice person. He worked very hard and put us on some great fish. We would go again in a heartbeat. Thanks Blackwater Cats.

Robert Schuldt Avatar Robert Schuldt

positive review  A first class operation. Donovan is a fun guy to fish with and taught me a few things about catfishing. 4 of the first 5 fish were master angler. Ended with 7 trophies total in a 4 hr trip.

Todd Carver Avatar Todd Carver

positive review  Would definitely recommend Blackwater Cats to all of my friends in South Dakota! Enjoyed the trip to it's fullest extent catching 21 cats totaling up to about 400 pounds! Thank you Blackwater Cats for an amazing trip to Canada!

William Reynolds Avatar William Reynolds

positive review  Had the most amazing family day!! Donovan had us on the fish all day! He was great at teaching the kids how to do it! Took the stress out of fishing! We will definitely be back!!

Krystal Morrow Scharf Avatar Krystal Morrow

positive review  Top notch guys and guides. Put us on huge fish two years in a row. The only folks to use on the ice on Winnipeg

Luke Schmidt Avatar Luke Schmidt