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 middle
80’s in the central lower lake on Wednesday (5/29/2024). Deeper areas
were in the lower 70’s below 10 feet. The lake level was about 3 inches
above the top of the dam. The water was medium brown, clear at the
surface, slightly to moderately cloudy at 1 foot, and quite murky at 3
feet due to an apparent layer of suspended microscopic algae.

A few small blue cats, channel cats, and bullheads have been scattered
on flats, along drop-offs, and in channels in the main lake, and when
active have been hitting live minnows, shrimp, and cut bait. A fair
number of small to medium crappies were around creek mouths at moderate
depths and hitting minnows and small jigs. A few White perch have been
scattered or in loose aggregates on deep flats, channel edges, and in
channels in the main lake and occasionally in creeks, and when active
have been hitting small baits including live minnows, Gulp minnows and
Fry, and swim baits. A few yellow perch have been in the creeks and in
the main lake and hitting small curly tail jigs. Bluegills and
shellcrackers are in the major creeks and on main lake shorelines and
are hitting live worms, wet flies, and small jigs. Bluegill spawning
clusters in response to last week’s full moon have spread out and moved
a little deeper. Some pickerel and largemouth bass have been on flats
and channel edges in the main lake and shorelines in the main lake and
major creeks and have been hitting live minnows, spinnerbaits, swim
baits, stick worms, crank baits, and jerk baits.

Catches have varied with weather, with many species becoming relatively
inactive after heavy rains or cold fronts, then gradually becoming more
active as weather moderated. Leith Hartman and Jane Hutton had 17
bluegills, 4 shellcrackers, 2 blue cats, and 3 largemouth bass, all on
fly rods. Jack and Dave Pong had 89 bluegills, 5 shellcrackers, and 4
largemouth bass, all on fly rods. Jerry Davis had 35 bluegills, 5
shellcrackers, 1 blue cat, and 1 largemouth bass, all on fly rods.
Sandra Rothrock had 18 bluegills, 11 crappies, and 1 largemouth bass.