Cool Runnings

Often thought of as a winter fish, anglers who locate available cold-water supplies can enjoy hot striper action in August.

Finding cooler water can lead to some hot August striper fishing on these North Carolina lakes.

Across the country, striped bass are known for their propensity for cold water, their ability to survive — even flourish — in water that would put most fish into shock. Most fishermen who target stripers in reservoirs consider winter to be the best time to fish, when packs of hungry stripers roam the shallows gorging on shad.

Guide and striper expert Mike Lundy knew all that when he launched his boat into lake Norman, with the temperature at sunrise a balmy 81 degrees.Click here to read more on Cool Runnings

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Phillip Gentry of Waterloo, S.C., is an avid outdoorsman and said if it swims, flies, hops or crawls, he's usually not too far behind.

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