It’s probably happened to most anglers while fishing in mid to late autumn. Walleyes, crappies, perch and smallmouth are in deeper water than usual. Every now and then we see on the sonar what we think is a fish. Then it bites. It is a fish. It’s then that we realize: Fishing in mid to late fall and early winter can be a bit like ice fishing. Here’s how you can take advantage of that realization.