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 lower
to middle 50’s in the central lower lake on Wednesday (3/22/2023), with
higher temperatures in some creeks. The lake level was about even with
the top of the dam. The water was light brown and very slightly cloudy
at the surface in the central lower lake, but had a cloudy layer below 2
feet in many areas of the lake.

A few small blue cats, channel 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. A mixture of sizes of
crappie were in channels and on flats in major creeks and were
moderately active. Crappie frequently moved back out of the creeks or
became inactive when cold fronts passed through. Active crappie were
hitting live minnows best, but were also occasionally hitting tubes,
curly tail grubs, small swim baits, and small Gulp minnows. White perch
were scattered or in loose aggregates on deep flats, channel edges, and
in channels in the main lake, and when active were hitting small baits
including live minnows, Gulp minnows, and swim baits. Most bluegill and
shellcracker were in channels in the main lake and were inactive.
Pickerel and bass were around cypress trees, on deeper flats and channel
edges, and in channels in the main lake. A few bass and pickerel were
in creek mouth areas and were starting to work their way into creeks.
When active, bass and pickerel were hitting live minnows, spinnerbaits,
swim baits, stick worms, crank baits, and jerk baits.