Brice Pope Fishing Trip Reports

Fish On! March 15, 2025, Keystone again we set out to target blue cats and we got it done a one stop shop in fact. We got them up to 9 1/2 pounds but no tens. We tried some Striper a little bit but they seemed off for some reason we caught two of them anyhow on catfish rigs excellent fishing today in 6 foot of water. We had 47 keepers including those Striper. And we had a big trophy fish got under the boat wrapped around the rear prop and broke off on us. I would have liked to have the picture of that one we would’ve thrown it back anyway we had so many fish. Big thank you Travis for booking my service and checking it out!!!! I got to thinking in the last five years that’s the only catfish that broke a line on me. At a glance the only days I have open is the second and the 16th of next month. And I’ve got guide friends we can ask and probably get your date so just be sure to call me! Thanks

Brice Pope Fishing Trip Reports

Fish On! 3-12-25 Keystone Lake. Client friend Harold called to buy a fishing trip and we got him out there he wanted to catch his big personal best which scared me. But I’ll be darn he’s got good luck he got it on the second Fish that sucker wrapped down a rod and ripped down side of boat. 21 pound blue cat. We caught a fat 8 pound striper and another small striper on catfish rigs. The bite died off we moved up shallow and just insanity limited out quickly and we both went home with fish to eat!

Brice Pope Fishing Trip Reports

Fish On! 3-11-25 Fishonok.com Keystone Lake today. Water temperature 47. We got on striped bass pretty good on the last outing so I wanted to come back and check that out and that’s what we did. Loaded up some friends and we got both species located. And we caught both species and had a good time enjoying the beautiful weather and catching some fish nothing to write home about on volume but we got a mess of stripers. There’s a ton of them! Sonar just stays lit now and they’re hanging around the boat and showing interest. It was difficult to get them to bite today and they’re still moving a little slow. We got the Striper best in 28 to 33 foot of water. And the catfish were hanging out 18 to 15 feet. If you’re interested in trying the Striper I think I’ve got one day open this month that I could book. Catfish were on good today and striper pretty slow. The lake come up a few inches on water level but the water don’t look too bad. It’s a couple of foot over normal. Biggest striper was 7lbs. 1 gallon of fresh cold bass fillets. Caught them on live bait and down lines small medium and large shad.

Brice Pope Fishing Trip Reports
Fish On!! 3-9-25 we had a pretty tough day of fishing today at least for the catfish. Beautiful day but could have used more wind. I was starting to work through my pattern on those blues and caught a striper and then more Striper and one big blue cat. I think the rain slowed down the catfish but it also pushed the striper on up into their staging areas. I know we had 10 Striper up to 7 pounds and we had 8 catfish up to 12 pounds. And most of them were caught in 18 to 24 foot of water. Water temperature is approximately 45 depending on time of day and where you’re at. This is the first outing that Striper showed interest in the boat and took down some lines. I wasn’t even fishing for Striper but I switched into a combo trip. Thanks Johnny for booking with Fish On again I appreciate it!!
if it’s anything like last year we’ll have us a striper bite that will peak in a week or two. Call me if you need booking because the online booking platforms will look swamped but sometimes I can move things around and stuff to get you accommodated if needed. I don’t know if it’s go time on Striper or if it’s just a fluke day that they bit good. Feeling more confident on them. 11, 16, 28, and 23, are the days I have for sure this month.
Brice Pope Fishing Trip Reports

Fish On! 3-7-25 Keystone Lake, Call me for booking. My calander is pretty full but I’ve got a few days open. David Clark is going to help cover some trips if needed 🙂 We headed out and got most of our fish on the first stop in shallow water not a darn thing on sonar. The wind got up and stirred up the silt bad and fish shut off, edged into some clean water and caught a few more then off and we didn’t get a bite in deeper water. Just when things were getting stable and perdictable we got a ton of rain and totally destroyed that pattern that’s how its been all year now but I’m staying on them the best that I can. 20 large blue and channel catfish for my guests today. Thanks Kevin for booking with my service and long standing client of Fish On! 5.5 gallons filleted out right.