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 60’s in the
lower region of the main lake on Wednesday (10/22/2025). The lake level
was about 1 inch above the top of the dam. The water was light brown,
clear to slightly murky in the upper 4 feet and murky below 4 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 in deeper regions of channels in the main
lake. Moderate numbers of small and medium crappies have been on wood
cover near channel edges and hitting minnows under bobbers and
occasionally hitting jigs. A few crappies have moved to channel basins.
White perch have been in loose schools roaming channels. Most bluegills
and shellcrackers have left shorelines and shallow flats in the main
lake and moved to deep flats, channel edges, or channel basins. A few
scattered pickerel and bass have been in creek channels near creek
mouths or on main lake flats and channel edges, but most have moved
deeper.

Fishing with Art Conway, Paul Burnett caught 2 bluegills, 23 crappies,
and 1 largemouth bass. Tom Porter and Sandra Rothrock caught 8
bluegills, 25 crappies, 9 white perch, and 1 largemouth bass.