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Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
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When an event reaches 25 years it is commonly referred to as that event's "Silver Jubilee". It's only natural to want something special to happen when celebrating a quarter century of growth and sustained success. That something special happened in 2024. The Milk River Catfish Classic celebrated its 25th tournament in simply incredible fashion. It was May of 2000 when two young college kids overwhelmed an inaugural tournament field of just 12 teams to claim bragging rights and put the Cat Classi...
The Yellowstone River is the longest free flowing river in the lower 48. In its most Western reaches it boasts trophy class trout. The further east it meanders, the water temperature rises. The combination of rising water temps, plentiful forage fish and attractive underwater structure transforms the Yellowstone from a trout haven, into one of the finest Channel Catfish destinations in the region. The primary Channel Catfish populations in the Yellowstone span from the confluence near...
There always seems to be two mainstays at the Monster Cat Roundup. The anglers should always expect a challenging bite and they should never forget the sunscreen. This year provided more of the same. The summer heat peaked in the mid 90's this time around, but despite those difficult conditions it is safe to say the 50-boat field won this version of the battle. Twenty teams weighed in over 20 lbs. breaking the previous record of seventeen teams with 20+ pounds in 2020. Teams reported solid...
Low water. That was the theme for this year's version of the Milk River Catfish Classic. How would the fishermen adapt? Would fishing become increasingly difficult? Would teams still find a way to put together impressive baskets of fish? Yes, fishing proved to be very difficult on an otherwise beautiful evening, however, many teams adapted and simply found a way. Eighty teams brought 276 cats to the scales at the famous midnight weigh-ins in downtown Glasgow. Forty-two teams caught their limit o...
Low Water. That was the theme of the 11th Annual Missouri River Catfish Clash held in Williston, North Dakota over the weekend. The event came into question mid-week due to the low water levels and issues with the boat launch at tournament headquarters. Thankfully, Montana Cats worked collectively with the North Dakota Game and Fish Department to ensure safe access for all the anglers and assured that the event would go on as planned. Despite conditions that had not been seen over the last...
Sidney, MT. - The Yellowstone River is very low and recent temperature's have been unseasonably scorching. With those conditions unlikely to change over the weekend, the Montana Catfish Association Board of Directors held discussion early this week and took unprecedented action to protect the health of the fish during the event. For the first time in the 13-year history of the Monster Cat Roundup, the 5-fish limit was reduced to just 4 for this year's event. The change would allow anglers a...
The 20th-Annual Milk River Catfish Classic was historic in more ways than one. In the weeks leading up to the tournament, which was held June 1, the Glasgow Chamber of Commerce announced a new event in conjunction with the Catfish Classic. The inaugural Milk River Catfish Days brought a whole new flavor to downtown Glasgow that lasted the entire weekend. The community enjoyed two nights of live music, a pancake breakfast, a Bloody Mary and breakfast burrito brunch hosted by the Elks, a corn...
The 8th Annual Missouri River Catfish Clash took place in Williston, N.D., Aug. 18, as 40 boats hit the water on a beautiful sunny day. The Clash never seems to disappoint in terms of the number of catfish caught or the overall size of the fish, and this year was no different. An impressive 19 teams weighed in over 20 pounds. Only once before in the tournament's eight-year history has there been more 20-pound baskets brought to the scales (23 in 2013). To make things more exciting, 35 of the 40...
