Art Conway (804-514-1486) out of Ed Allen’s Boats and Bait reported that
Chickahominy Lake mid-day surface water temperatures were in the lower
80’s in the central lower lake on Thursday (9/14/2023), with water from
the surface to 10 feet in the lower 80’s and water at 15 feet and below
in the high 70’s. The lake level was about even with the top of the
dam. The water was light brown, clear in the top 1 foot, slightly
cloudy for the next foot, and much more cloudy for the next several feet
in the central lower lake.

A few small blue cats, channel cats, and bullheads were scattered on
flats, along drop-offs, and in channels in the main lake and in some
creeks, and when active were hitting live minnows and cut bait. Some
small to medium crappie were on wood cover on deep flats and on channel
edges in the main lake and were slightly to moderately active, mostly
hitting live minnows, but also occasionally hitting tubes, curly tail
grubs, small swim baits, small Gulp minnows, and wet flies. White perch
and a few yellow perch were scattered or in loose aggregates on deep
flats, channel edges, and in channels in the main lake and in a few
creeks, and when active were hitting small baits including live minnows,
Gulp minnows, and swim baits. Moderate numbers of bluegills and a few
shellcrackers were in loose groups on main lake shorelines and flats
during mornings and cloudy days and were moderately active, hitting wet
flies and live worms. Some pickerel and largemouth bass were around
cypress trees, on flats, and on channel edges in the main lake. Other
bass and pickerel were in channels, on flats, or near shoreline cover
near mouths of major creeks. When active, bass and pickerel were
hitting live minnows, spinnerbaits, swim baits, stick worms, crank
baits, and jerk baits.

Fishing with Art Conway, Tom Porter and Sandra Rothrock had 23
bluegills, 3 shellcrackers, 11 crappies, 2 white perch, 1 blue cat, and
1 largemouth bass.