I went to Newton Lake December 27th . The water temp was mid to upper 50's .The warm water is on the west arm. The water temp was 55 at the ramp. I used my trolling motor the whole day. The lake runs more North and South so the wind could be a problem for smaller trolling motors. The boat ramp is on the Southwest side close to the dam. This is a spectacular lake for large mouth i'm going back this Saturday FEB. 7TH . I was told by the locals to find the shad and you will find the fish. My last trip was a wash though. We had a 3 inch rain 2 days before so the lake was extremely muddy. Hope to do better this time. Will post update Sunday or Monday.