Dusty Wilson, Author at Louisiana Sportsman

Pautzke’s Fire Dye will turn live minnows from their natural color to a handful of bright colors to attract gamefish — without otherwise affecting the bait.

Technicolor minnows will outproduce naturals

April 1, 2021 Dusty Wilson

Pautzke’s Fire Dye will turn live minnows from their natural color to a handful of bright colors to attract gamefish. […]

Crappie on a different plane

February 19, 2021 Dusty Wilson

Planer boards allow fishermen to slow-troll their baits and lures in extremely shallow water as prespawn crappie move toward the bank. […]

Cranking up crappie

August 13, 2019 Dusty Wilson

When slabs reach their summer haunts in deeper water, if often takes a vibrating, rattling crankbait to draw a strike. Here’s how to get one. […]

Top 5 winter bass-fishing lures

February 18, 2015 Dusty Wilson

Many bass fishermen lead double lives, torn between their bass boats and tree stands. But as the door slams shut on deer season, the choice for cold-water bass fishing becomes clear. […]

1,000-pound-plus bluefin tuna landed in North Carolina

January 20, 2015 Dusty Wilson

Bluefin tuna fishing around Morehead City, N.C. is shaping up to be one of the best in years, and last Tuesday, it may have hit its peak. […]