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 to mid 40’s in the lower lake and in the upper
lake on Wednesday. The lake level was about a foot above the top of the
dam. The water was dark and a little cloudy but not muddy in the lower
lake. Crappie were widely scattered over the mid-depth and deep channels
throughout the lake and were hitting Wright Bait Co. and Southern Pro one
and two inch curly tail grubs, tubes, blade baits, and live minnows. Bass,
blue cats, a few pickerel, and a few white and yellow perch were mixed in
with the crappies. Fishing with Capt. Conway, Hollis Pruitt and Malcolm
Turnbull had 13 crappie and 2 white perch.