Art Conway (804-514-1486) out of Ed Allen’s Boats and Bait reported that
Chickahominy Lake mid-day surface water was in the low 70’s in the lower
region of the main lake and in the major creeks on Wednesday
(5/21/2025). The lake level was about 6 inches above the top of the
dam. The water was medium brown, clear to slightly murky in the upper 2
feet, and murky below 3 feet due to an apparent layer of suspended
microscopic algae.

A few blue cats, channel cats, and bullheads were still scattered on
flats, along drop-offs, and primarily in deeper regions of channels in
the main lake, but no large groups were observed. Small and medium
crappies were accumulating on wood cover near channel edges and were
hitting minnows under bobbers and occasionally hitting jigs. White
perch were in loose schools roaming over flats, especially near cypress
groves. Some bluegills and shellcrackers were in creeks, but most
appeared to have relocated to shorelines and flats in the main lake. A
few scattered pickerel and bass were in creek channels or on flats.

Fishing with Art Conway, Robert Thomas and Mike Snider caught 42
bluegills, 4 shellcrackers, 1 bowfin, and 1 largemouth bass. Tricia
Pearsall caught 14 bluegills, 1 shellcracker, 9 crappies, 1 largemouth
bass.