Dusty Wilson, Author at Carolina Sportsman

Slab crappie are biting on upper end of Jordan Lake

Jordan Lake’s crappie are heading to the creeks in October. […]

White perch are biting in Albemarle Sound tributaries

Anglers catch plenty of white perch in Albemarle Sound from September throughout the fall, especially on light spinning tackle. […]

White perch aren’t just catfish bait at Lake Gaston

Dusty Wilson

Summer heat doesn’t slow down white perch bite at Lake Gaston. […]

Pittsboro hunter tags old, tall-racked trophy buck

Dusty Wilson

Pittsboro, N.C. hunter Jonathan Phillips killed a trophy buck that was more than 9-years-old and had an unusually tall rack. […]

Thermocline has Kerr cats feeding strong

Dusty Wilson

When the thermocline shows up on Kerr Lake, anglers who know what to look for will find a hot catfish bite. […]

The lower end of Falls of the Neuse Lake is the best place to start targeting bass on main-lake points and channel drops.

Falls Lake bass moving to ledges

Dusty Wilson

Bass fishing reaches its peak in June on Falls of the Neuse Lake, especially for anglers who follow these tips from local expert Joel Munday. […]

Inlets along the southern end of North Carolina’s Outer Banks fill up with big drum this month.

Big drum move in around Hatteras, OBX inlets

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May marks the return of big red drum in a big way to the nearshore waters of North Carolina’s Hatteras Island after the winter’s offshore respite. […]

Guide Chris Bullock likes to target prespawn and postspawn crappie on Kerr Lake throughout April.

Target Kerr Lake slabs on the move

Dusty Wilson

Long-line trolling is the key to catching Kerr Lake’s crappie in the month of April, but you have to do it at the right speed and with the right size lures. […]

Warm weather in late February can send Jordan Lake’s largemouth bass into shallower water, and they won’t often leave before spawning a month or so later.

Jordan Lake bass ready for big move to shallow water

Dusty Wilson

Jordan Lake’s bass fishing in March depends a lot on weather conditions. But no matter the temperature, anglers can catch fish if they know how to properly select the right lures. […]

Crappie pro Rod King said slabs get surprisingly shallow in February on Falls of Neuse Lake — and mostly they stay shallow untilt he spawn.

Falls Lake crappie will move shallow in warm-weather spells

Dusty Wilson

Sunlight and wind direction will push crappie on Falls Lake shallow this time of year, but many anglers don’t think to look for them in such shallow water this early in the season. […]

Cold weather doesn’t slow down the crappie bite at North Carolna’s Jordan Lake; it just moves it to deeper water.

Jordan Lake’s crappie are deep, but still biting

Dusty Wilson

Jordan Lake’s crappie will continue to bite throughout the coldest months of the year, but anglers will find them considerably deeper than they will in the spring and fall. […]

Lake Gaston’s big catfish on feed

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Zakk Royce has perfected techniques for catching huge blue catfish from Lake Gaston along the Virginia-North Carolina border. […]