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 60’s in the lower lake and in the major creeks
on Wednesday. The lake level was about 6 inches above the top of the dam.
The water was dark and cloudy in the lower lake and in areas up the major
creeks due to the high winds. Crappies were active on wood cover in 5 to 10
feet of water in the main lake at the end of last week, but activity dropped
off after the cold front over the weekend. This week crappies were starting
to filter back up the major creeks and were primarily in the creek channels.
At the end of last week, bass were in the shallows at the upper ends of the
major creeks. Crappies were hitting live minnows, Wright Bait Co. and
Southern Pro curlytail jigs and tubes, small swimbaits, and Kalin crappie
scrubs. Bass were hitting suspending jerk baits and live minnows. Fishing
with Capt. Conway, Gary Lambert had 71 crappie, 1 bluegill, 1 white perch,
and 3 bass. Ron and Cassy Eisele had 12 crappie. Capt. Bill Buck had 11
crappie, 2 pickerel, and 3 bass.