Capt. Art Conway of Conway’s River Rat Guide Service (804-746-2475) out of Ed Allen’s Boats and Bait reported that Chickahominy Lake mid-day water temperatures were in the low 50’s in the upper and lower lake and slightly higher up some of the creeks on Wednesday. The lake level was about a foot above the top of the dam and the water was stained but not muddy. Some nice yellow perch were scattered on the mid-depth flats in the main lake and the major creeks. Numerous crappie and some nice pickerel and bass were in the major creeks. Most of the crappie were located from the creek mouths to about ½ of the way up each creek.
Wright Bait Co. two inch curly tail grubs, tubes, suspending jerk baits, and live minnows have been the most effective baits. Fishing with Capt. Conway, Hollis Pruitt had 14 crappie, 6 bass, 1 pickerel, and 1 yellow perch.