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Montana Cats Announces Inaugural Hall of Fame Class
June 07, 2026 by Montana Cats Staff
Montana Cats proudly welcomes Nate Molstad into our Inaugural Hall of Fame Class after a stellar career on the water. Nate’s accomplishments as a competitive catfish angler are well documented. His highlights include NINE tournament championships on the MT Cats Circuit; including a RECORD five titles at the Milk River Catfish Classic; displaying remarkable consistency on his home waters. He also added three Missouri River Catfish Clash WINS to his resume over a 6-year span from 2011 to 2016. All told, Nate holds fourteen Top 3 finishes and twenty four Top 10 finishes in Montana Cats events.
His tournament winning 40.95 lb. basket at the 2010 Cat Classic still stands as an all-time tournament record as of 2026 and his 40.17 lb. basket from 2017 is the second highest weight all-time.
Molstad was the 2017 Runner-up for Montana Cats Angler of the Year honors after having previously earned 2010 Unofficial Angler of the Year honors.
Nate proudly served as a board of Director for the Montana Catfish Association from 2008 to 2010.
He is a native of Glasgow, Montana and now makes his home in Havre, MT. with his wife Ashley and their two children; Kaesen and Maycee.
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New Montana Channel Cat Record
May 28, 2006 by MT Cats Staff
Nelson Reservoir 5/28/06 – Montana Cats believed that the state record Channel Cat of 27.17 Lbs was well within reach. Well….the record was reached and it was smashed by an astounding 2.5 pounds!
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