Art Conway (804-514-1486) out of Ed Allen’s Boats and Bait reported that
Chickahominy Lake mid-day surface water was in the lower 70’s in the
lower region of the main lake on Wednesday (9/17/2025). The lake level
was about 8 inches above the top of the dam. The water was light brown,
clear to slightly murky in the upper 3 feet and murky below 3 feet due
to an apparent layer of suspended microscopic algae.

A few blue cats, channel cats, and bullheads have been scattered on
flats, along drop-offs, and primarily in deeper regions of channels in
the main lake. Small and medium crappies have been on wood cover near
channel edges and hitting minnows under bobbers and occasionally hitting
jigs. White perch have been in loose schools roaming flats and channel
edges. A few bluegills and shellcrackers have been on shorelines and
flats in the main lake. A few scattered pickerel and bass have been in
creek channels near creek mouths or on main lake flats and channel
edges.

Fishing with Art Conway, Dennis York caught 17 crappies, 2 white perch,
2 longnose gar, and 1 largemouth bass. Steve Haley and Garry Kwist
caught 7 bluegills, 2 shellcrackers, 20 crappie, and 1 white perch.