Testimonials

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  My uncle and I made a trip up to Winnipeg this fall and spent a 1/2 of day fishing on the Red river guided by Donovan who operates Blackwater Cats.... read more

cowboy1881
November 16, 2015

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
August 11, 2019

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 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

Angela R
June 8, 2017

star rating  Booked a half day trip, caught so many big "cats" that it started to get "passé"
Will definitely recommend and book again!
Megwetch Donovan

northofduckmountain
August 4, 2016

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  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  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

Darcy E
August 1, 2017

positive review  Great guides and even better guys. Took our family up with three children and two grandpas. Helped put us on the fish and made sure everybody in our group was comfortable and having a blast. Can't recommend these guys strongly enough!

Derek Rosso Avatar Derek Rosso

Great guide. Ryan had us on fish both days. Many fish over 28” caught.

Danny Harpenau Avatar Danny Harpenau

positive review  Amazing guides!! Always put you on the Fish!

Travis Fugere Avatar Travis Fugere

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

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  Was an awesome day catching cats thanks Wayne for the great day

Dallas Campbell Avatar Dallas Campbell

positive review  If you are wanting to catch a walleye of a lifetime you need to book Donovan and his crew at blackwater cats

Tim Berkland Avatar Tim Berkland

positive review  Had a blast pulling big greenbacks through the ice. Can't wait for next year!

Tyler Helfrich Avatar Tyler Helfrich

positive review  One of the best guides!!!

Joe Zenkovich Avatar Joe Zenkovich