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 80’s 2 feet below the surface and the
low 90’s at the surface in the central lower lake on Wednesday (7/1/2020).
The lake level was about 3 inches above the top of the dam and the water was
light to medium brown and very slightly cloudy in the central lake.

Many blue cats and bullheads were along drop-offs and in channels in the
main lake, but some were on flats and in creeks. When active, cats were
hitting live minnows and cut bait. Most crappie were on deeper main lake
flats near creek mouths or on channel edge brush piles, but a few were on
deeper shorelines with wood cover. Active crappie were hitting live
minnows, Wright Bait Co. and Southern Pro curly tail jigs, small tubes,
Kalin crappie scrubs, and small swim baits. White and yellow perch were
scattered or in loose aggregates on flats and drop-offs in the main lake and
creeks and when active were hitting small live minnows, swim baits, and
jigs. Moderate numbers of bluegill, fliers, and shellcracker were along
main lake shorelines and in the lower areas of major creeks, in loose
schools holding around wood cover or vegetation. Schools of larger
bluegills may spawn again on the full moon this weekend. When active,
bluegill and shellcracker were hitting live worms and Nikko nymphs, flies,
and small swimbaits. Pickerel and bass were located around cypress trees,
on flats, along shorelines, and on channel edges, especially near the mouths
of creeks. When active, bass and pickerel were hitting live minnows,
spinnerbaits, swim baits, stick worms, crank baits, jerk baits, and jigs.

Fishing with Capt. Conway, Hugh Kent had 38 bluegill, 3 shellcracker, and 1
bass. Carolyn Conway had 31 bluegill, 1 shellcracker, 2 yellow perch, and
1 bass.