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 high 40’s in the lower main lake and a few degrees
lower in the upper lake on Wednesday (12/7/2016). The lake level was a few
inches above the top of the dam. The water was light brown and slightly
cloudy in the central lower lake, with more murky water on downwind
shorelines and in some creeks.

Most blue cats and bullheads were on flats and channels in the main lake and
scattered in creeks and hitting live minnows and cut bait. Most crappie had
accumulated along drop-offs and in channels in the main lake. Active
crappie were hitting live minnows, Wright Bait Co. and Southern Pro
curlytail jigs, small tubes, Kalin crappie scrubs, and small swim baits.
Small to medium yellow perch and white perch were scattered or in loose
aggregates on some main lake flats and channels and were hitting live
minnows, small swim baits, and small jigs. Most bluegill and shellcracker
were along channel edges in the main lake and were hitting small jigs, Nikko
nymphs on drop shot rigs, small swim baits, and live worms. Most bass,
pickerel, and bowfin were on flats, along drop-offs, or in channels in the
major creeks and the main lake. When active, bass and pickerel were hitting
live minnows, spinnerbaits, swim baits, stick worms, crank baits, jerk
baits, and jigs.

Fishing with Capt. Conway, Steve Novak and Richard Berry had 72 crappie.
Tom Porter had 50 crappie, 1 pickerel, and 3 bass.