Art Conway (804-514-1486) out of Ed Allen’s Boats and Bait reported that
Chickahominy Lake mid-day surface water was in the upper 50’s in the
lower lake on Thursday (11/14/2024). 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 to 2 feet, and quite murky
below 4 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 hitting 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 small number of
small bluegills have been on main lake shorelines and flats and hitting
live worms, wet flies, and small jigs, but may disappear into the
channels with this cold front. 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.
Interestingly, a mix of smaller bluegills, crappies, and catfish have
begun to move out into channel areas. This normally happens about this
time in the year, but the water temperature is usually about 10 degrees
lower when it happens.

Catches have varied widely thanks to changing weather. Fishing with Art
Conway, Alice Anne Potts and her Mom Anne Potts had 9 bluegills, 2
shellcrackers,15 crappies, 2 yellow perch, and 4 largemouth bass.