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 water
temperatures were in the low 40’s in the lower and upper main lake on
Wednesday (12/14/2016). The lake level was a few inches above the top of
the dam. The water was light to medium brown and slightly cloudy in the
central lower lake, with more murky water on downwind shorelines and in some
creeks.

Most blue cats and bullheads were on flats and channels in the main lake and
scattered in creeks and hitting live minnows and cut bait. Most crappie
were along drop-offs and in channels in the main lake, especially near wood
cover. Active crappie were hitting live minnows, Wright Bait Co. and
Southern Pro curlytail jigs, small tubes, Kalin crappie scrubs, and small
swim baits. Small to medium yellow perch and white perch were scattered or
in loose aggregates on some main lake flats and channels and were hitting
live minnows, small swim baits, and small jigs. Most bluegill and
shellcracker were along channel edges in the main lake and were occasionally
hitting small jigs, Nikko nymphs on drop shot rigs, small swim baits, and
live worms. Most bass, pickerel, and bowfin were on flats, along drop-offs,
or in channels in the major creeks and the main lake. When active, bass and
pickerel were hitting live minnows, spinnerbaits, swim baits, stick worms,
crank baits, jerk baits, and jigs.

Fishing with Capt. Conway, Jesse Kelley had 13 crappie and 3 pickerel. Tom
Porter had 19 crappie and 1 pickerel.