Montana Cats Field Staff
Brenner Flaten
(BigSky CatMan)
Brenner is an avid catfish angler with over 18 years of experience. He is the co-founder and current President of the Annual Milk River Catfish Classic held the 1st weekend of June every year in Glasgow, MT. During his time with the classic, the tournament has grown by leaps and bounds, and is now known as the premier catfish tournament in the region. Growing up on the banks of the Milk River Brenner learned to love the sport of Catfishing, and it’s his desire along with the rest of the Montana Cats Field staff, to help the sport grow in this area. While he is out on the water pursuing those elusive Montana or Wyoming channel cat records he practices catch-and-release and encourages others to do the same. His competitive nature has lured him into the catfish tournament scene where he has experienced success. He is also the current webmaster for this website. When you go fishing with him you will ride in style in his newly purchased 2010 River Pro jet boat. He currently resides in Wright, WY. Brenner had this to say to all, "Montana is an overlooked catfish paradise, the opportunities are endless for the serious catfish angler, see you on the water!"Contact Brenner Flaten: bigskycatman@montanacats.com
Personal Records
Tournament Results
Brady Flaten
(Big Cat Dad)
Brady's love for Catfish spans back to the late 80's on the banks of the Milk River. Late night episodes fishing with minnows, clam meat and crawlers led to many monster Kitties. In 1997, while attending the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, ND his attraction reached new levels. He couldn't believe the size and number of trophy Channel Cats that were present in this body of water. He was hooked. Since that time he has done his best to increase his knowledge base surrounding this amazing fish. Reading small rivers for Channel Cats is his strength. He loves competing in tournaments and feels they have helped increase his ability as a fisherman. They have helped him explore deeper into bait, rigging and habitat options. Spending time on the water in his 2006 River Pro jet boat, there are no limitations as to where the Cats can hide. Brady is the current President of the Montana Catfish Association and the co-tournament director of the annual Yellowstone Challenge catfish tournament. He currently resides in Glasgow, MT with his wife Lacey and two kids (Addison and DC).
Contact Brady Flaten: bigcatdad@montanacats.com
Personal Records
Tournament
Results
Jason Flaten
(Cat Ferret)
Jason has a unique understanding of Catfishing. It all started over 20 years ago on the Milk River. Spending night after night trying to lure in those 6 lb. Milk River beauties, and attempting to break the Montana Stone Cat record. He loves the challenge that Catfishing provides, and he continually works towards becoming a top catfish angler. Jason’s specialty is small rivers, and any uncharted catfish waters. If you are looking for someone to travel with beyond fork stick country, he is the man to contact. Catfish Tournaments are high on his priority list, as he pencils in at least three on the calendar every year. Jason is the founder and current co-tournament director of the Yellowstone Challenge Catfish Tournament held annually in early May near Huntley, MT. He currently resides in Gillette, WY with his wife Tianna and two kids (Arianna and Ryder).
Contact Jason Flaten: catferret@montanacats.com
Personal Records
Tournament Results
Steve Harris
(Cat Doctor)
Steve grew up in Yellowstone River country, taking camping trips 2-3 times a year with his dad and fishing for the mighty Channel Cat. When he was ten years old, he caught his biggest Yellowstone catfish to date. That giant twelve lb. cat hooked him. He started begging his dad to fish more and more and once he had wheels, if he wasn't hitting the books at school, he was on the banks of the Yellowstone. His summers and evenings were spent at the river and is what you would call a self taught Cat Man. Catfish have always been his favorite fish but until the last few years he didn't take it very seriously. He now has a passion for fishing every Montana Cat fishery and catching the biggest possible cat out of each body of water. The Musselshell River is his home away from home. Steve also had the opportunity in 1997, while living in Wisconsin, to take in a Doug Stange seminar on Catfish.....lucky dog. He recently reached his goal of landing a giant Montana cat that broke 20 lbs and now he wants to become only the second angler to catch a thirty lb. Channel in Montana history. He loves competition and would love to win any of the Montana Catfish Tourneys. Steve and his wife Ashley currently reside in his hometown of Sidney, MT, where he founded and directs the Annual Monster Cat Roundup catfish tournament held in mid-July.
Contact Steve Harris: catdoctor@montanacats.com
Tyler George
(Doublehaul)
Tyler has been a multi-species angler since he can remember. In the summer he would be found either targeting walleyes on the weekends with his father or passing the time wetting a line in the Milk River near and around his hometown of Glasgow. His winters were always littered with frequent ice fishing adventures and he has always loved the hard water opportunities that are available in this part of the country. As Winter passed, with it would come open water and he could be found on the mighty Missouri fishing for huge rainbow trout. For a short period of time during his college experience at th University of Montana, he primarily targeted trout on fly rod and spent the majority of his free time doing so. He is a conservationist at heart and strives for long-term sustainability in our Montana cat waters. Due to geographic location he briefly retired from chasing the elusive channel cat, only to target them on short-lived trips back to eastern MT. Due to some gentle persuasion from field staff members, in addition to placing 2nd in the 2008 cat classic Tyler chose to jump right back into catfishing with both feet. He also is our most recent addition to the field staff. He now resides in Gillette, WY and will be serving that area and spending most of his time chasing cats on the Yellowstone River up in Montana and on Glendo Reservoir in Eastern Wyoming. From 2009 to 2011, he was the tournament director of the Annual Yellowstone Challenge held in Huntley, MT in early May. In 2012 he will start a Montana Cats event, the Inaugural Glendo Nightcat in Glendo, WY to be held annually in late August.
Contact Tyler George: doublehaul@montanacats.com
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