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 to high 40’s in the lower and upper lake and in the high 40’s in the major creeks on Wednesday. The lake level was a little less than a foot above the top of the dam. The water was dark and a little cloudy but not muddy in the lower lake. Bass, a few pickerel, bowfin, and blue cats were scattered in the winter holes and deep channels, especially in the lower lake, and were hitting blade baits and live minnows.

A few crappie were still in some of the winter holes, especially up the lake, and were hitting blade baits and minnows. Some crappie, bass, and bowfin were in the channels in major creeks and were hitting trolled live minnows.

Fishing with Capt. Conway, Capt. Bill Buck had 7 crappie, 2 bowfin, 1 blue cat, and 3 bass. Malcolm Turnbull had a citation yellow perch, a crappie, and 2 bass.