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 70’s in the
lower region of the main lake and in the major creeks on Wednesday
(9/3/2025), and had mixed recently since morning temperatures at all
depths were in the middle 70’s. The lake level was about 1 inch above
the top of the dam. The water was light brown, clear to slightly murky
in the upper 3 feet and murky below 4 feet due to an apparent layer of
suspended microscopic algae.

A few blue cats, channel cats, and bullheads were 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
on wood cover near channel edges and were hitting minnows under bobbers
and occasionally hitting jigs. Crappie activity today was much better
than during the last several weeks. White perch were in loose schools
roaming flats and channel edges. A few bluegills and shellcrackers were
on shorelines and flats in the main lake, but most appeared to have
moved offshore. Check favorite spots later in the day for any bluegills
moving back to the shoreline on sunny days. A few scattered pickerel
and bass were in creek channels near creek mouths or on main lake flats
and channel edges.

Fishing with Art Conway, Jerry Davis caught 9 bluegills, 3
shellcrackers, 3 white perch, and 3 largemouth bass, all on fly rods.
Sandra Rothrock caught 9 bluegills, 1 shellcracker, 19 crappies, and 2
largemouth bass.