I know guys, up north is sick, I would not survive!! How do you guys do it?? Im used to going bass fishing the weekend after deer season, not kidding at all, caught 10 bass last year on Jan 12th on The James River and kept catching them every trip. We get cold days. for us it is cold at 40. Typical Jan and Feb days often reach the mid to upper 50s, water temps on the river run 43-56 deg. any given day. keeps the bass biting all winter.