Capt. Art Conway of Conway’s River Rat Guide Service (804-514-1486) out of
Ed Allen’s Boats and Bait reported that Chickahominy Lake mid-day water
temperatures were in the low to mid 50’s in the lower main lake, lower in
the upper lake, and higher in the creeks on Wednesday (3/28/2018). The lake
level was a few inches above the top of the dam. The water was light brown
and slightly cloudy in the central lake.

Most blue cats and bullheads were on deeper flats, along drop-offs, and in
channels in the main lake and scattered in creeks, and were hitting live
minnows and cut bait. Some crappie were on drop-offs and in channels in the
main lake, especially near wood cover, while a few crappie were in the major
creeks. Most crappie in the lower lake were relatively inactive, but some
crappie in the upper lake were more active. When active, crappie were
hitting live minnows, Wright Bait Co. and Southern Pro curlytail jigs, small
tubes, Kalin crappie scrubs, small swim baits, and blade baits. Yellow and
white perch were scattered or in loose aggregates on deeper flats,
drop-offs, and channels in the main lake and some creeks, and when active
were hitting live minnows, small swim baits, and small jigs. Most bluegill
were along drop-offs or in channels in the main lake and were mostly
inactive, but occasionally hitting small jigs, wet flies, Nikko nymphs,
small swim baits, and live worms. Many bass and pickerel were on deeper
flats, along drop-offs, or in channels in the main lake, while pickerel and
a few bass were in deeper channels and on flats in creeks. When active,
bass and pickerel were hitting live minnows, spinnerbaits, swim baits, stick
worms, crank baits, jerk baits, blade baits, and jigs.

Fishing with Capt. Conway, Bill Edwards and Lawrence Barden had 42 crappie,
3 white perch, and 2 yellow perch. Rob Whitehead, Roland Whitehead, Lee
Brickhouse, and J. N. Miles had 13 crappie, 1 yellow perch, and 1 bullhead.
Tom Porter had 32 crappie, 1 white perch, and 1 yellow perch.