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 high 40’s in the lower and upper lake and in the
low 50’s in the major creeks last weekend, but had dropped to the mid 40’s
throughout on Wednesday. The lake level was a little less than a foot above
the top of the dam. The water was dark and a little cloudy but not muddy in
the lower lake. Bass, a few pickerel, bowfin, and blue cats were scattered
in the winter holes and deep channels, especially in the lower lake, and
were hitting blade baits and live minnows. A few crappie were still in some
of the winter holes, especially up the lake, and were hitting blade baits
and minnows. Crappie, bass, pickerel, and bowfin were in the channels in
major creeks and were hitting trolled live minnows and suspending jerkbaits.
Fishing with Capt. Conway, Hollis Pruitt had 15 crappie, 2 pickerel, and 2
bass. Charlie Fasano had 7 crappie, 3 pickerel, and 1 bass.