Art Conway (804-514-1486) out of Ed Allen’s Boats and Bait reported that
on Wednesday September 23, Chickahominy Lake mid-day surface water
temperatures in the lower lake were in the middle 70’s. The lake level
was about one foot above the top of the dam. The water was medium brown,
clear to slightly cloudy from the surface to about 1 foot, but much more
murky for several feet below 2 or 3 feet, apparently due to an algal
layer.

A few blue cats, channel cats, and bullheads were scattered in deeper
regions of channels in the main lake, but some were in some creeks and
on flats. Moderate numbers of crappies were on main lake channel-edge
wood cover, especially near creek mouths. A few bluegills and a few
shellcrackers were in scattered patches on main lake shoreline flats,
especially near deeper water. A few bass have been on channel edge
flats, and on channel-edge brush piles.

Shallows in many areas in creeks and in some main lake areas were
difficult to fish due to numerous clumps of filamentous algae floating
at or near the surface. Many areas had similar algae coating the
bottom. Shallower areas in most creeks and unshaded shallow main lake
shoreline flats are filled with hydrilla reaching to the surface.

For bluegills, red wiggler worms under a bobber on spinning rods and
dragonfly nymph wet flies on fly rods have both been effective. For
crappies, small minnows under bobbers have been most effective.

Bill Marley, Dennis York, and Art Conway had 2 bluegills, 34 crappies, 1
blue cat, and 1 largemouth bass. Brian Dementi, Ben Harris, and Art
Conway had 25 crappies, 2 white perch, 1 pickerel, and 1 largemouth
bass, mostly on small minnows.