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 50’s in the
lower region of the main lake on Wednesday (11/26/2025), and has been in
this range for the last several weeks. The lake level was about even
with the top of the dam. The water was light brown, clear to very
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 in deeper regions of channels in the main
lake. Moderate numbers of small and medium crappies had been on wood
cover near channel edges, but most crappies have moved to channel
basins, and will eventually end up in the traditional winter holes.
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 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. Fish
activity has varied over the last several weeks. Some trips, like the
one below, have done well. Other trips under similar conditions have
not done well. This lack of predictability has been typical of late
fall and early winter.

Fishing with Art Conway, David Ross caught 33 crappies and 2 largemouth
bass.