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 middle
to upper 80’s in the central lower lake on Wednesday (7/17/2024), with
deeper water in the low 80’s. The lake level was about 6 inches above
the top of the dam. The water was medium brown, clear at the surface,
slightly to moderately cloudy at 1 to 2 feet, and quite murky at 2 feet
due to an apparent layer of suspended microscopic algae.

A few small blue cats, channel cats, and bullheads have been scattered
on flats, along drop-offs, and in channels in the main lake, and when
active have been hitting live minnows, shrimp, and cut bait. A fair
number of small to medium crappies were around creek mouths and on other
wood cover at moderate depths and hitting live minnows and small jigs.
A few white perch have been scattered or in loose aggregates on deep
flats, channel edges, and in channels in the main lake and occasionally
in creeks, and when active have been hitting small baits including live
minnows, Gulp minnows and Fry, and swim baits. A few yellow perch have
been in the creeks and in the main lake and hitting small curly tail
jigs. Bluegills and shellcrackers have been in the major creeks and on
main lake shorelines and flats early in the day and are hitting live
worms, wet flies, and small jigs, but move deeper during the heat of the
day. Some pickerel and largemouth bass have been on flats and channel
edges in the main lake and shorelines in the main lake and major creeks
and have been hitting live minnows, frogs, spinnerbaits, swim baits,
stick worms, crank baits, and jerk baits.

Fishing with Art Conway, Sandra Rothrock and Sarah Compton had 4
bluegills, 15 crappies, 1 white perch, and 1 bullhead.