BassSniper1 : Fishing Forum Posts

I fish a small river near my house all the time. In the spring, summer and fall it’s lights out. Tons of fish and allot of good ones. The problem I have is once the water gets below 45 degrees I can’t buy a bite until it gets back above 45. The river is mostly a muck bottom with some stretches of rock. Average depth is about 6’ and it maxes out in one spot around 12. I have no idea where these fish go when the water gets cold. I’ve thrown everything that is supposed to work in cold water and nothing. I know winter fishing is always a grind but I never even get so much as a bite. Any advice on where to look and what to throw?

Would people recommend putting the shad sent on baits in places that don’t have shad mostly bluegill?

I have a tourney coming up Sunday and when I prefished last week the water temp was 57-58 degrees and the fish were moving up shallow. I just fished another body of water and the water temp has dropped back down to 52 where should I be looking for fish? I would assume they would pull back out.