Winter’s Mixed Bag Getting your hooks into some reliable cold water options

January is widely known for its New Year’s celebrations and resolutions, but it also packs a fistful of old fishing opportunities for freshwater fishing junkies. Anyone who has played this game for very long knows fishing opportunities don’t get old without being reliable. Here are a few that anglers can bank when it gets cold outside.

River Run Whites It happens every winter and early spring. Gangs of white bass begin finding their way upstream from major reservoirs to partake in the annual spawning ritual.

The fish make huge moves in giant schools that may number well into the thousands. When the timing is right they will gather in still water eddies or in clear running creeks where they will create the next generation of white bass.