Art Conway (804-514-1486) out =
of Ed Allen’s Boats and Bait reported that Chickahominy Lake =
mid-day surface water temperatures were in the upper 80’s to lower =
90’s in the lower lake on Wednesday (8/10/2022).  The lake =
level was about even with the top of the dam.  The surface water =
was light brown and slightly cloudy in the central lower lake, with more =
cloudy water deeper, on windy shorelines, and in some creeks.  The =
cloudy layer below about 1 foot was visibly olive green and was probably =
an algal bloom.

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 and were moderately active.  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, small lipless crankbaits, and =
jigs.  Some bluegill and shellcracker were on deep flats and =
channel edges near brush piles in the main lake, but were not very =
active.  Other bluegill and shellcracker were in loose clusters on =
shorelines or near-shoreline flats in the main lake and in the major =
creeks and were moderately active, but were somewhat difficult to fish =
for in many creeks and shorelines in the main lake due to numerous =
clumps of filamentous algae.  Bluegill hanging around cypress trees =
on sunny days were moderately active.  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, Sandra Rothrock had 11 bluegill, 2 shellcracker, 6 =
crappie, 2 white perch, 1 yellow perch, and 3 largemouth bass.  =