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
80’s in the central lower lake on Wednesday (8/21/2024), with cooler
water below 10 feet. The lake level was about 4 inches above the top of
the dam. The water was medium brown, clear at the surface, slightly to
moderately cloudy at 1 foot, and quite murky below 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 have been around brush piles and
other wood cover along channel edges and mostly hitting live minnows and
occasionally 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 on flats in the creeks and in the
main lake and hitting small curly tail jigs. A few small bluegills and
shellcrackers have been 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, Brian Dementi, Fergie Ferguson, and Will
Ferguson had 16 crappies, 1 blue cat, and 1 largemouth bass. Paul
Dugent and Ben Miles had 15 crappies, 2 white perch, 1 blue cat, and one
flathead cat. Sandra Rothrock had 21 bluegills, 5 shellcrackers,
and 12 crappies.