Where to fish when it's freezing.

[Insiderian]

I live on the far west side of witchita almost maize and as it gets colder and as it has been the past month freezing where can i go that is realativly close but still fishable. A fyi my local ponds I normally go to have frozen over but i am DYING to fish i have the baits just not the spot thanks.

[Bassinohio]

try ice fishing

[Yakalong]

Vacation in sunny florida 

[ww2farmer]

1 hour ago, Bassinohio said:

try ice fishing

It's not all it's cracked up to be.

51 minutes ago, Yakalong said:

Vacation in sunny florida 

I like this option much better.

[everythingthatswims]

Powerplant lake or a tailwater that draws water from the bottom of the lake

[MassYak85]

4 hours ago, Bassinohio said:

try ice fishing

x2

Or find flowing water

[Turkey sandwich]

Flowing water is an option, but do be careful.  What would be an easy wade or paddle in the summer can be a lot more dangerous come freezing temperatures and cold water.  

@everythingthatswims is spot on.  Look for streams.  Focus on tail waters below a dam and protected areas with little current either in deeper water or near deeper water and fish slow.  This time of year, dead sticked soft plastic/(preferably) pork, hair jigs, float and fly nymph rigs, and blade baits can catch fish.  They will be lethargic, but if you find where they're stacked up in the cold water, odds are good that you'll have opportunities to catch decent numbers

[crypt]

Florida..................was 80 today. matter of fact all weekend...........................

[WIGuide]

I hate...or should I say envy all you southerners at the moment. @crypt if you add our high temps up for the next 5 days they don't even total 80! I need to move haha

[crypt]

6 hours ago, WIGuide said:

I hate...or should I say envy all you southerners at the moment. @crypt if you add our high temps up for the next 5 days they don't even total 80! I need to move haha

got a spare room……….LOL

[soflabasser]

21 hours ago, Yakalong said:

Vacation in sunny florida 

 

Excellent choice . The bass fishing is on fire now since the bass are in pre spawn/spawn mode. Its only going to get better the next couple months. It's going to be in the low 80's this weekend, so you can fish in shorts if you wanted to.

[Raul]

What to whut ? Where ?

Hmmmm, now I notice, it's one of them yankee whining 'bout the cold posts, ok, so it's mid Dec, 3 or 4 more months to go ..... yup, by the time you guys thaw we'll be at 100+'degrees doen here ....

[TnRiver46]

9 hours ago, WIGuide said:

I hate...or should I say envy all you southerners at the moment. @crypt if you add our high temps up for the next 5 days they don't even total 80! I need to move haha

Holy crap that's cold. Global warming is probably not a popular theory where you live 

[Raul]

2 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

Holy crap that's cold. Global warming is probably not a popular theory where you live 

 

Them fellas don't believe in global warmin', with those temps hard to believe it's happening.

[Jar11591]

South of the Mason-Dixon  

[dubin]

I miss fishing and it is very cold out here. 

[gim]

We went directly from summer to winter here.  It was the warmest November on record and its been pretty cold in December (typical).

[jr231]

[12poundbass]

Frozen in Michigan ice fishing sucks, going to do a little couch fishing. I catch way bigger fish couch fishing anyways! 

[Red Bear]

3 hours ago, Yeajray231 said:

picture is so small i cant really tell whats going on here. kind of looks like the old "love toilet" skit from saturday night live back in the day

[TnRiver46]

16 minutes ago, Red Bear said:

picture is so small i cant really tell whats going on here. kind of looks like the old "love toilet" skit from saturday night live back in the day

HahahahahahahahahbahaHahahahahahaha hahhaha 

[dragger201]

Acapulco.............

[Blackhawk83]

Fortunately, we have two different power plant lakes within one hour drive from my home in Mt Pleasant, TX. Water temps there rarely drop below 70 degrees. Still have to try and keep ice out of the line guide eyes but fishing is great

[Sam]

Sorry to have to tell you that sometimes you can't fish when it is cold outside.

 

You stay inside and reorganize your tackle and practice your flipping and flipping in the garage.

[scaleface]

If I get the itch real bad and the temps can be tolerated , I go below a dam .  I can usually catch something .