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 ranged from the high 70’s to the low 80’s in the lower lake on Wednesday (8/7/2013). The lake level was about six to eight inches above the top of the dam. The water was light brown and moderately cloudy in the lower lake.

A mix of sizes of crappie were scattered on weed flats near shoreline cover in the main lake and were hitting live minnows, tubes, and Wright Bait Co. and Southern Pro curlytail grubs. A mix of sizes of bluegill and shellcrackers were scattered on many shorelines and on hydrilla flats in the main lake and were hitting flies (especially black or brown wet flies and nymphs), small tubes and jigs, and live worms. A few bass were on flats and shorelines in the main lake, and were hitting flyrod bugs and topwaters near sunup and sundown and stick worms and spinnerbaits a bit later in the mornings and earlier in the afternoons.

Fishing with Capt. Conway, Ted, Steve, and Ethan DuVal had 6 bass and 1 warmouth. Karen Anderson had 26 bluegill, 2 crappie, 2 yellow perch, 1 shiner, and 2 bass. Hollis Pruitt had 45 bluegill, 3 shellcrackers, 6 crappie, 1 yellow perch, and 3 bass.