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 – September 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 upper 60’s to low 70’s in the central lower lake on Wednesday (9/27/2023), with water below 5 feet in … More

Chickahominy Lake Fishing Report – September 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 upper 70’s to lower 80’s in the central lower lake on Wednesday (9/20/2023), with water below 5 feet in … More

Chickahominy Lake Fishing Report – September 1

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 80’s in the central lower lake on Thursday (9/14/2023), with water from the surface to 10 feet in … More

Chickahominy Lake Fishing Report – September 6

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 upper 80’s in the central lower lake on Wednesday (9/6/2023), with water at 5 feet in the middle 80’s … More

Chickahominy Lake Fishing Report – August 30

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 80’s in the central lower lake on Tuesday (8/30/2023), with water below 5 feet a few degrees lower. … More

Chickahominy Lake Fishing Report – August 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 lower to middle 80’s in the central lower lake on Tuesday (8/23/2023), with water below 5 feet in the … More

Chickahominy Lake Fishing Report – August 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 to upper 80’s in the central lower lake on Tuesday (8/16/2023), with water below 5 feet in the … More

Chickahominy Lake Fishing Report – August 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 middle to upper 80’s in the central lower lake on Tuesday (8/9/2023), with water below 5 feet in the … More

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