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 80’s in the main lake and in the major creeks
on Wednesday (6/28/2017). The lake level was a few inches above the top of
the dam. The water was medium brown and very slightly cloudy in the central
lower lake.

Most blue cats and bullheads were on flats and along drop-offs in the main
lake and scattered in creeks, and were hitting live minnows and cut bait.
Most crappie were on mid-depth flats and wood cover, but some crappies were
along shorelines and on shallow flats. Active crappie were hitting live
minnows, Wright Bait Co. and Southern Pro curlytail jigs, small tubes, Kalin
crappie scrubs, and small swim baits. Yellow perch were scattered or in
loose aggregates in creeks and on flats in the main lake and were hitting
live minnows, small swim baits, and small jigs. Bluegill and shellcracker
were scattered or in small schools on shoreline flats or on drop-offs in the
main lake, usually offshore of traditional spawning areas, and were hitting
small jigs, Nikko nymphs, small swim baits, and live worms. Some bass were
on flats, along drop-offs, or in channels in the major creeks and the main
lake, while other bass were on shorelines. Pickerel were in creeks or on
shorelines or around wood cover or vegetation. When active, bass and
pickerel were hitting live minnows, spinnerbaits, swim baits, stick worms,
crank baits, jerk baits, and jigs.

Fishing with Capt. Conway, Mickey Cleveland had 2 bluegill, 5 crappie, 1
white perch, 1 striped bass, and 1 pickerel. Carolyn Conway had 25 bluegill
and 1 shellcracker, 1 crappie, and 1 bass. Tom Porter had 44 bluegill, 4
crappie, and 1 white perch.