If you deside to roost in North Alabama dont count on getting true snowbird weather either, ,while last winter was good in the fact it never got below 15° the 2 previous winters we went to single digits 2 times.True our snow is limited to usually 1 or 2 day events with small accumualtions but the wind from the north can be brutal out on our lakes expecially in January and early Feb.But all that said the crappie fishing is steady to good during the winters most years with the fall cool down being one of the hot times and the early spring warm ups the other hot time.