Art Conway (804-514-1486) out of Ed Allen’s Boats and Bait reported that
Chickahominy Lake mid-day surface water was in the middle 50’s in the
lower region of the main lake and in the upper 50’s to low 60’s in some
creeks on Wednesday (3/12/2025). Deeper levels in the main lake were in
the low 50’s. The lake level was about 5 inches above the top of the
dam. The water was light brown, clear to 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 a few active
crappies were in creeks, but most are probably in the process of
relocating as single fish or as small groups which will eventually end
up in spawning areas. Yellow perch have probably completed spawning on
vegetation, usually in the upper ends of creeks and the main lake.
White perch may 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.
We found no pickerel in creeks now, so their spawn may be over.

Fishing with Art Conway, Sandra Rothrock and Tom Porter caught 3
crappie well up one of the main creeks today, two of which were each 14
inches in length. These larger fish are typical of early fish entering
the creeks.