Art Conway (804-514-1486) out of Ed Allen’s Boats and Bait reported that
Chickahominy Lake mid-day surface water was in the low to mid 70’s in
the lower region of the main lake and in the major creeks on Wednesday
(4/30/2025). Water at depths below 10 feet in the main lake were in the
high 60’s. The lake level was about 1 inch below the top of the dam.
The water was light to medium brown, clear to slightly murky in the
upper 2 feet, and murky below 3 feet due to an apparent layer of
suspended microscopic algae.

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. Small and medium
crappies were accumulating on wood cover near channel edges, and some
were spawning on cypress trees in creek mouths and the main lake.
Crappies were hitting minnows under bobbers and occasionally jigs.
White perch were in loose schools roaming over flats, especially near
cypress groves. Some bluegills and shellcrackers were in creeks. A few
scattered pickerel and small bass were in creek channels or on flats.

Fishing with Art Conway, Tricia Pearsall caught 4 bluegills, 2
shellcrackers, 12 crappies, 2 white perch, and 1 largemouth bass. Bill
Marley and Dennis York caught 1 bluegill, 1 shellcracker, 12 crappies, 8
white perch, and 1 largemouth bass. Tom Porter 9 bluegills, 3
shellcrackers, 17 crappies, 1 white perch, and 1 largemouth bass.