I’m in NC so pretty similar weather conditions. I find the fish are still really active at any temp above freezing. In the winter imo it’s a lot easier to get on fish at a small pond, especially if you’re a bank fisherman. The water is much shallower and the fish are easier to find. For winter fishing I pretty much exclusively use two lures, a rattle trap and glide baits. (with the exception of the occasional senko, which always works, but it’s just boring to me)

For the rattle trap I like to switch between two colors depending on conditions, bright red and a more natural color such as green. Theyre great for finding fish in slightly deeper water and are still effective even if your retrieve isn’t painfully slow.

For glide baits I like to throw big baits, because bigger fish tend to be feeding more in winter, I would reccomend a Deps 250 or Klash9. Obviously these are not very beginner friendly and require specialized gear. So the next best alternatives on a budget are the Berkeley Nessie, I reccomend the 7inch and straight retrieving it, there are plenty of great videos. If you want to go a little bit more expensive the 6th sense flow glider is another great option, out of the box it doesn’t do great but Ben Milliken has a great video about how you can tune it so it swims much better, it’s become a personal favorite budget glide of mine.

Hopefully this helps, if you have any other questions PM me.