Weekly 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.
Art Conway (804-514-1486) out of Ed Allen’s Boats and Bait reported that Chickahominy Lake mid-day surface water was in the lower 50’s in the lower region of the lake on Wednesday (12/11/2024). This was an 8 degree increase since last … More
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 40’s in the lower region of the lake on Wednesday (12/4/2024). The lake level was about even with the … More
Art Conway (804-514-1486) out of Ed Allen’s Boats and Bait reported that Chickahominy Lake mid-day surface water was in the lower 50’s in the lower region of the lake and a little lower in the middle region of the lake … More
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
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
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
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
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