Capt. Art Conway of Conway’s River Rat Guide Service (804-746-2475) out of
Ed Allen’s Boats and Bait reported that Chickahominy Lake mid-day water
temperatures were in the low 80’s in the lower lake and in the low to mid
80’s up some of the creeks on Wednesday. The lake level was about even with
the top of the dam and the water was stained but not muddy. Moderate
numbers of bluegill, and a few pickerel and white perch and some nice yellow
perch were in lower and mid-regions of the major creeks. Bluegill were
scattered along the shoreline and yellow perch, white perch, blue cats, and
crappie were widely scattered over the shallow to mid-depth flats in the
lower and middle regions of the main lake. Bass were in weeds and around
wood cover in the creeks and in the main lake. Wright Bait Co. and Southern
Pro one and two inch curly tail grubs, tubes, small swim baits, and live
minnows have been the most effective baits for bluegill, perch, and crappie.
Bass have been hitting topwater lures just before and after sunrise, and
stickbaits, swim baits, spinnerbaits, and bluegill-pattern crankbaits later
in the morning. Fishing with Capt. Conway, Carolyn Conway had 46 bluegill,
2 shellcracker, 3 crappie, 1 yellow perch, 2 white perch, 1 goggle eye, 1
pickerel, and 2 bass.