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 to mid 80’s in the lower lake and up some of
the creeks on Wednesday. The lake level was a few inches below the top of
the dam and the water was heavily stained but not muddy in the lower lake.
Small and a few medium bluegill were scattered along parts of the lake
shoreline. Larger bluegill, shellcrackers, white perch, blue cats, channel
cats, and a few crappie were scattered on flats and along the outer edges of
flats. Wright Bait Co. and Southern Pro one and two inch curly tail grubs,
tubes, small swim baits, roadrunners, Kalin crappie scrubs, worms, and live
minnows have been the most effective baits for bluegill, perch, and crappie.
Bass have been along the outer edges of weedbeds in the main lake and have
been hitting soft jerkbaits and stickbaits. Fishing with Capt. Conway,
Hollis Pruitt and Malcolm Turnbull had 32 bluegill, 4 crappie, 1 warmouth, 1
channel cat, and 7 bass.