i love fishing a jig, and growing up fishing the lake, and being close, the lake seems to lend itself to my schedule. when we had our first cold snap this year, my dad and i fished the lake(he lives in danville). we caught a few bass. but like somebody said before, this is also a great time of year to go after smallies on cumberland(i haven't fished dale). but just because you're the only one on the lake doesn't mean its a bad thing. personally those are my favorite days, and usually my most productive.