WINTER’S MIXED BAG

Getting your hooks into some reliable cold water options
  • Lipless crankbaits like the Rat-L-Trap have a rich history on grass lakes during the winter and early spring months. Crawfish patterns rank high on the hit list. Matt Williams | Light and Champion
    Lipless crankbaits like the Rat-L-Trap have a rich history on grass lakes during the winter and early spring months. Crawfish patterns rank high on the hit list. Matt Williams | Light and Champion
  • Cedar Creek fishing guide Jason Barber with a hybrid striper caught dead sticking a shad pattern soft plastic and jig head over deep water. Matt Williams | Light and Champion
    Cedar Creek fishing guide Jason Barber with a hybrid striper caught dead sticking a shad pattern soft plastic and jig head over deep water. Matt Williams | Light and Champion
  • During the cold of winter, big blue cats can frequently be found hounding pods of shad around deep water structure. Drifting with a Santee rig ranks among the best ways to catch them. Matt Williams | Light and Champion
    During the cold of winter, big blue cats can frequently be found hounding pods of shad around deep water structure. Drifting with a Santee rig ranks among the best ways to catch them. Matt Williams | Light and Champion
    Matt WilliamsJanuary 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 on when it gets cold outside.River Run Whites It happen...

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