There is absolutely no need to cast half the width of the river. (80% of the fish will live within 25 feet of the bank. The bank is where the vast majority of the structure is. Current beak because of the friction, rocks that have shifted off the banks, portions of the bank that have let go, undercut banks, trees that have fallen in... It's endless.
Fish are cold blooded. They need to conserve energy when the water is cold. Their whole world can be summed up in one statement. Calories earned versus calories burned. When they need the calories to keep from freezing to death they key in on areas that will give them the most benefit from those calories. That means slower water where food is present. It means they can take in more calories than they burn.
Stay away from the riffly stuff for now. When the water temps start to rise again and the bug activity gets busier then you can start to look at those areas.
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