But your in luck, cause even if that is true, smaller Young Catfish are found not far from the shallows. This means you often have to cast further from the shore in order to catch the bigger ones. Some things to know about catfish, are that they tend to be in the verry deep places in the Missouri river. I hope you will all feel that this guide helped you get started, and good luck fishing after having read this. I will be going over some basic things like gear setup, locations to fish and the best time to fish. This guide was made to give those starting out their first foray into catfishing a few tips on how to catch them. Hi there everyone, i'm Dakim also known as Erik1986 in FishingPlanet.