Capt. Art Conway of Conway’s River Rat Guide Service (804-746-2475) out of Ed Allen’s Boats and Bait reported that Chickahominy Lake mid-day main lake water temperatures were in the mid to high 80’s on Wednesday. The lake level was a few inches above the top of the dam. The water was brownish green and moderately murky in the lower lake and up the major creeks.

Small to medium crappie with a few large crappie were widely scattered on flats in the lower parts of creeks and in the main lake. Crappie and white perch were hitting live minnows, Wright Bait Co. and Southern Pro curlytail jigs and tubes, small swimbaits, and Kalin crappie scrubs. Small to medium bluegill were scattered in the creeks and were moderately numerous around shorelines in the main lake. Most larger bluegill had moved off shorelines and were on shallow or mid-depth flats near shorelines. Bluegill were hitting live worms and crickets, flies, small Wright Bait Co. curlytail jigs, small swimbaits, Kalin crappie scrubs, and small spoons. Bass and bowfin were scattered, with a few next to the shoreline vegetation and in channels in the creeks and others along the shorelines and mid-depths in the main lake. Bass were most active at sunrise and were hitting live minnows, creature baits, soft plastic stick baits, crank baits, and plastic worms.

Fishing with Capt. Conway, Hollis Pruitt had 35 bluegill, 2 white perch, 3 crappie, 1 warmouth, and 1 bass. Scott Agner had 49 bluegill, 1 shellcracker, 1 crappie, 1 warmouth, and 1 bass. Capt. Bill Buck had 55 bluegill, 2 crappie, 1 white perch, 2 blue cats, 1 channel cat, and 2 bass.