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 40’s to very
low 50’s in the lower region of the lake on Wednesday (2/26/2025).
Deeper levels were in the middle 40’s. The lake level was about 3
inches above the top of the dam. The water was medium brown, slightly
murky at the surface, and quite murky below 2 to 3 feet due to an
apparent layer of suspended microscopic algae.

The typical patterns observed over the winter appeared to be changing.
A few blue cats, channel cats, and bullheads were still scattered on
flats, along drop-offs, and primarily in deeper regions of channels in
the main lake, but no large groups were observed. Accumulations of
crappies in channels appeared to have dispersed and we did not observe
any active crappies in creeks yet, so they are probably in the process
of relocating as single fish or as small groups which will eventually
end up in spawning areas. Yellow perch should be spawning on
vegetation, usually in the upper ends of creeks and the main lake.
White perch should spawn in the channels at the upper end of the lake
after water temperatures increase a little more. Bluegills appeared to
have dispersed from deep areas in channels, but had not reached creeks
yet. Pickerel should be in creeks now or very soon, followed by bowfin
and largemouth bass,