Testimonials

star rating  I would highly recommend Blackwater if you want a guide that will bust their butt to put you on fish. Great guides and fantastic people

douglasp636
April 20, 2016

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 1, 2017

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  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  Visited Manitoba with a friend of mine, and booked a cat fishing trip on the Red River with these guys. We had a ball, catching lots of really big channel... read more

Mike H
April 22, 2016

star rating  This was our first catfishing trip we had ever done and it was so great that I don't think we'll ever top it. We started out at 8 and by... read more

Payton T
August 26, 2015

star rating  Great day Cat fishing on the Red River.
Weather was excellent, Donovan was a great fishing guide and he know's the river extemly well. We had a slow... read more

Raymond B
July 14, 2016

star rating  This was my 2nd trip with Blackwater Cats and Ryan was our guide again on Lake Winnipeg. Ryan busted his butt to get us on fish and we caught... read more

douglasp636
March 26, 2017

star rating  Had a blast on the Red River during one of our down days of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. We are visiting from the U.S. and were introduced to... read more

Cally M
June 10, 2015

Donovan put us on the fish & moved us if the bite died off. He drilled lots of holes to help us follow the fish. Two of the three in our group caught our person best fish! My husband, dad, and I have been on several guided fishing trips to Mexico, Las Vegas, Lake of the Woods, Devil’s Lake, and Montana to name a few. This was by far our best guided trip. We are already looking into booking for next year! Thanks for a great experience on Lake Winnipeg!

Shayla Heine Avatar Shayla Heine

positive review  Went up there for two day 19 master anglers. The boys were spot on.

Brent Beelner Avatar Brent Beelner

positive review  To all you dads taking your kids up to Canada to go fishing this is a MUST. I just took my kids and we had one of the best fishing experiences you could ever encounter. Donavan is a fantastic guide and he does an amazing job. -- We fished for just over 3 hours and boated 60 Channel Cats that all but one was over 30" long. The action was fast and we had so much fun!. -- GIVE IT A TRY AND YOU WILL BE AMAZED! --- Five Stars - all the way!!

Jeff Grove Avatar Jeff Grove

positive review  Unreal guide lead us right to the monster catfish fishing got a little slow but no worries he knows all the good spots to get us right back on the bite great trip would recommend to anyone

Justin Fodchuk Avatar Justin Fodchuk

positive review  Great time with Brad Kiselbach and the crew! Never caught so many huge walleyes!

Clayton Johnson Avatar Clayton Johnson

positive review  Donovan knows his stuff and is very professional and very knowledgeable of the Red River Beasts

Mike Kreller Avatar Mike Kreller

positive review  Donovan was an excellent guide and he was on time and found us lots of cats. Like 28 in a 1/2 day trip

Colton Penner Avatar Colton Penner

positive review  we had a great morning on the water with Donovan today and caught tons of cats...awesome time! Thanks Donovan!!

Debbie Arseneau Avatar Debbie Arseneau

positive review  I wanted to thank Donovan and James for an excellent trip. Despite the fishing being slow by all accounts, James worked hard to find the fish, and we put 37 in the boat. The biggest was 37.5", with multiple fish over 34". Highly recommended.

Darcy Elliott Avatar Darcy Elliott