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 50’s in the lower lake and in the lower 50’s in
the upper lake on Wednesday. The lake level was about 6 inches above the
top of the dam and dropping. The water was dark but not cloudy or muddy in
the lower lake. Crappie were scattered over the mid-depth channels
throughout the lake and were hitting primarily on minnows. Fishing with
Capt. Conway, Capt. Bill Buck had 30 crappie and 2 white perch.