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 60’s in the lower lake and in the major
creeks on Wednesday. The lake level was a foot above the top of the dam and
dropping. The water was dark but not cloudy or muddy in the lower lake. A
few small and a few medium bluegill were widely scattered along parts of the
lake shoreline and up some of the creeks. Many of the bluegill were holding
out from the shoreline. Larger bluegill, shellcrackers, blue cats, channel
cats, and crappie were scattered over the deeper flats and along the outer
edges of the flats, especially on wood cover. 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 and crappie. Small to medium bass were widely scattered
around much of the lake, especially in deeper areas up some of the creeks.
Crankbaits have been effective for bass. Fishing with Capt. Conway, Malcolm
Turnbull had 13 bluegill, 14 crappie, and 4 bass. Capt. Bill Buck had 13
bluegill, 4 crappie, 1 pickerel, and 1 bass.