As mentioned one way I distract myself in the Winter is by reading. Some of it is specifically about fishing, some of it is fiction with a slant of outdoors and like this book some of it is about putting myself on the path of another adventurer
Distant Fires is the story of two high school friends who decide to paddle over 1200 miles from Duluth Minnesota to York Factory.
My review is here but overall I truly enjoyed this book and the adventure of it all
https://www.northernjacks.com/post/distant-fires-a-book-review
Cheers
Andrew