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 mid 80’s to low 90’s in the lower lake and up some
of the creeks on Wednesday. The lake level was a few inches above the top
of the dam and the water was stained but not muddy in the lower lake and
creeks. Small numbers of medium bluegill, and a few white perch and crappie
and some nice yellow perch were around the mouths of some of the major
creeks. Small bluegill were scattered along the shoreline and larger
bluegill, yellow perch, white perch, blue cats, channel cats, and crappie
were widely scattered over the shallow to mid-depth flats early in the
mornings and around deeper wood cover later in the day in the lower and
middle regions of the main lake. Bass were in weeds and on wood cover,
primarily in the main lake. Wright Bait Co. and Southern Pro one and two
inch curly tail grubs, tubes, small swim baits, Kalin crappie scrubs, worms,
and live minnows have been the most effective baits for bluegill, perch, and
crappie. Bass have been hitting topwater lures just before and after
sunrise, and stickbaits, swim baits, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits later in
the morning. Fishing with Capt. Conway, Malcolm Turnbull had 32 bluegill,
21 crappie, 1 pickerel, and 1 bass. Oscar and Gavin Allen had 32 bluegill,
13 crappie, 1 blue cat, and 1 bass.