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 50’s in the
lower region of the lake and in the middle 50s in the middle region of
the lake on Wednesday (11/20/2024). The lake level was about 2 inches
above the top of the dam. The water was medium brown, clear at the
surface, slightly to moderately cloudy at 1 to 2 feet, and quite murky
below 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 brush piles and other
wood cover along channel edges, but have moved off into the channels and
are mostly hitting live minnows and occasionally hitting 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 on flats in the creeks and in the main lake and hitting small curly
tail jigs. A small number of small bluegills had been on main lake
shorelines and flats, but have apparently moved 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, frogs, spinnerbaits, swim baits, stick worms,
crank baits, and jerk baits.

Fishing with Art Conway, Tom Porter had 13 crappies, 1 blue cat, and 1
largemouth bass.