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 main lake and in the upper 50’s to low 60’s in some
creeks on Wednesday (3/19/2025). Deeper levels in the main lake were in
the middle 50’s. The lake level was about 4 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. The patterns for
crappies seen last week continued, with a few more in creeks.
Accumulations of crappies in main lake channels appeared to have
dispersed and a few active crappies were in creeks, primarily scattered
single fish. Occasional crappies bit on minnows, but trolling with
curly-tail grubs was more effective. Bluegills appeared to have
dispersed from deep areas in channels and a few have reached creeks. A
few scattered pickerel were in creek channels.