I do not know what your financial situation is. But using a local guide gets in a boat and a person who knows the area. A web search of an area you are planning to visit should provide some good results for instance a search of Lake Fork here in Texas which by the way has some of the best Bass and Cat fishing in the Country, the search will bring up a page like this with links to everything you need.
http://www.ets-systems.com/. And Texas is not a bad place to winter.