Chickahominy Lake Fishing Reports

Captain Art Conway, Fishing on Chickahominy LakeWeekly fishing reports provided by Capt. Art Conway of Conway’s River Rat Guide Service, launching from Ed Allen’s Campground & Cottages and Ed Allen’s Boats & Bait, on Chickahominy Lake in Lanexa, Virginia.

Author Jack Trammell spent the past three years on the river researching its incredible past and uncertain future. Drawing on old letters, photographs, and the still extant memories of lifelong watermen like Captains Bill Buck Jr. and Art Conway, he weaves a fascinating narrative of this river community.


Capt. Conway keeps a trailer at Ed Allen’s Campground and stays there most weekends. On weekends he can be reached by cell phone at 804-514-1486. He can be reached at home during the week by telephone at 804-746-2475 or by email at caconway@vcu.org.


Chickahominy Lake Fishing Report – November 20

Art Conway (804-514-1486) out of Ed Allen’s Boats and Bait reported that Chickahominy Lake mid-day surface water was in the upper 50’s in the lower region of the lake and in the middle 50s in the middle region of the … More

Chickahominy Lake Fishing Report – November 14

Art Conway (804-514-1486) out of Ed Allen’s Boats and Bait reported that Chickahominy Lake mid-day surface water was in the upper 50’s in the lower lake on Thursday (11/14/2024). The lake level was about 4 inches above the top of … More

Chickahominy Lake Fishing Report – November 6

Art Conway (804-514-1486) out of Ed Allen’s Boats and Bait reported that Chickahominy Lake mid-day surface water was in the middle 60’s and deeper water temperatures were in the lower 60’s in the central lower lake on Wednesday (11/6/2024). The … More

Chickahominy Lake Fishing Report – October 30

Art Conway (804-514-1486) out of Ed Allen’s Boats and Bait reported that Chickahominy Lake mid-day surface water and deeper water temperatures were in the lower 60’s in the central lower lake on Wednesday (10/30/2024). The lake level was about an … More

Chickahominy Lake Fishing Report – October 23

Art Conway (804-514-1486) out of Ed Allen’s Boats and Bait reported that Chickahominy Lake mid-day surface water temperatures were in the middle 60’s in the central lower lake on Wednesday (10/23/2024), with water below 10 feet in the lower 60’s. … More

Chickahominy Lake Fishing Report – October 16

Art Conway (804-514-1486) out of Ed Allen’s Boats and Bait reported that Chickahominy Lake mid-day surface water temperatures were in the middle 60’s in the central lower lake on Wednesday (10/16/2024), with water below 10 feet in the middle 60’s … More

Chickahominy Lake Fishing Report – October 9

Art Conway (804-514-1486) out of Ed Allen’s Boats and Bait reported that Chickahominy Lake mid-day surface water temperatures were in the lower 70’s in the central lower lake on Wednesday (10/9/2024), with water below 10 feet in the low 70’s. … More

Chickahominy Lake Fishing Report – October 2

Art Conway (804-514-1486) out of Ed Allen’s Boats and Bait reported that Chickahominy Lake mid-day surface water temperatures were in the middle 70’s in the central lower lake on Wednesday (10/2/2024), with water below 10 feet in the low 70’s. … More

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