Hey guys I am new to the forum but I figured this would be a great place to get advice.  Last Sunday a friend and I traveled to Lake Wylie SC to try and prefish for an upcoming tournament.  The water Temp was between 40 degrees and 43.  We idled prob for a total of 3 hours and could not find any large group of fish shallow or deep.  Granite we did find the occasional fish here and there.  Is this normal and we need to just continue searching (because I always read that in the wintertime bass will stack up in deep water).  I have always struggled in the wintertime in NC.  If you guys have any Wylie tips for mid Feb I would greatly appreciate it .  Thanks! 

not to divert from this thread and getting some knowledge here, but another source you might check out is ncangler.com   There is lots of good info on that site.  Good luck!

Contact Adam at Lake Wylie fish and tackle/Hunt Fish and Paddle. Great guy. His shop is on lake wylie off 49.

I fish Lake Wylie often and I have not has so much as even a nibble in the last month and I fish both the lake and the Catawba river. I pretty much gave up until the water hits 50/55 degrees consistently. Are you from the area?