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 surface
water temperatures were in the middle 60’s in the lower lake on Wednesday
(5/11/2022). The lake level went to about 12 inches above the top of the
dam when the extreme high tide came upstream in late morning on Wednesday,
then dropped. The surface water was light to medium brown and clear in the
central lower lake, with more cloudy water deeper, on windy shorelines, and
in some creeks.

A few small blue cats and bullheads were scattered on flats, along
drop-offs, and in channels in the main lake, and when active were hitting
live minnows and cut bait. Most crappie were near channel edge brush piles
in the main lake and were slightly to moderately active. A few crappie were
in creek channels. Active crappie were hitting live minnows, tubes, curly
tail grubs, and small swim baits. White perch were scattered or in loose
aggregates on deep flats and channel edges in the main lake, and when active
were hitting small live minnows, swim baits, and jigs. Some bluegill and
shellcracker were on deep flats and channel edges near brush piles, but were
not very active. Some bluegill were in the major creeks and were active,
but were difficult to fish for in many creeks due to numerous clumps of
filamentous algae. Active bluegill were hitting live worms and crickets,
Nikko nymphs, Wright Bait Co. 1-inch curly tail grubs, and flies. Pickerel
and bass were in creeks and around cypress trees, on deeper flats, and in
channels in the main lake. When active, bass and pickerel were hitting live
minnows, spinnerbaits, swim baits, stick worms, crank baits, and jerk baits.

Fishing with Capt. Conway, Steve and Mark Austin had 5 crappie, 2 white
perch, and 1 largemouth bass. Gerry Felix and Mike Carruth had 15 bluegill,
1 flier, and 1 crappie.