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 90’s in the lower
region of the main lake and in the major creeks on Wednesday
(7/30/2025). The lake level was about 1 inche above the top of the dam.
The water was medium brown, clear to slightly murky in the upper 2 feet
and murky below 2 feet due to an apparent layer of suspended microscopic
algae.

A few blue cats, channel cats, and bullheads were 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
on wood cover near channel edges and were hitting minnows under bobbers
and occasionally hitting jigs. White perch were in loose schools
roaming flats and channel edges. A few bluegills and shellcrackers were
in creeks, but most were on shorelines and flats in the main lake. A
few scattered pickerel and bass were in creek channels or on main lake
flats and channel edges.

Fishing with Art Conway, Paul Harris and Steve Dressler caught 6
crappies, 13 white perch, and 1 largemouth bass. Jack and Dave Pong
caught 45 bluegills, 4 shellcrackers, and 2 largemouth bass, all on fly
rods. Sandra Rothrock caught 22 bluegills, 2 shellcrackers, 8 crappies,
and 2 white perch.