Fishing was never better than when we used to sling mud in the winter; and then everyone had to have a full lake all the time. You can thank the full lake people for that %$#@ now they complain about not being able to get under the bridges. Use some common sense; sunshine on the muddy lake bottom produces wonderful vegetation for the fish, and besides its too cold to ski anyway. If you can afford a place on the lake you can probably afford a place in Boone to SNOWSKI in the winter. Go enjoy that and then come back in spring to great fishing