In South Florida it is never too cold to fish. In fact some of the best fishing of the year is in late winter and early spring. 200 fish for 6 hours is a real possibility. As water levels drop the fish become concentrated in the deeper pockets.

I get caught up on work in the winter. Im a self employed guitar builder/repairman, and I tend to get behind in late spring and fall. Mostly because im fishing. I do catch up work in winter and summer.

We get ice, not enough to fish on it but just enough to keep you from fishing  ....Trout streams stay open, I have even caught them with 4-5 feet of ice on either side of the creek with a small gap of of open water in the middle. Going to experiment with the "hot side" of Lake Anna this winter as well. 

catching big walleye and slab crappie through a hole in the ice!

I trap, trap, and then I trap some more.

Clean the reels, organize the tackle bag, and then label the boxes in the bag.

This will be my first "winter" in a long while.  Living in So Cal the last 7 years I haven't really felt winter.  I guess I will fish when I can and buy replacement baits and maybe a few new things.  The rods and reels will get serviced and I want to try and build a rod and maybe learn to pour my own plastics and jigs.

In South Florida this is when it all happens. Bring on winter, we love it down here! Bedding bass, low humidity, mild, sunny days. It doesn't get any better then that!!!! Keep storing and cleaning your tackle, or bring it with you, and catch a double digit fish! Just don't keep them!

Fall through winter is my favorite fishing season. You typically have the lake to yourself. As long as theres no ice ill be out there chasing something. 

Build jigs, figure out how to make lures better.  Hunt!!

I've been thinking out getting into tying my own jigs, not pour them yet though until I get to where I cane tie them. I plan on making a order from Sieberts to get started. And I'm sure I'll buy a lot more tackle that I absolutely need haha