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 temperatures were in the high 60’s to low 70’s in the central lower lake on Wednesday (5/31/2023). The lake level was about 3 … 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 70’s in the central lower lake on Wednesday (5/17/2023), with temperatures in the 60’s below 15 feet. The … 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 lower 70’s in the central lower lake on Wednesday (5/10/2023), with temperatures in the 60’s below 5 feet. The … 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 lower to middle 60’s in the central lower lake on Wednesday (5/3/2023), with slightly lower temperatures up the lake. … 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 upper 60’s in the central lower lake on Wednesday (4/26/2023), with slightly higher temperatures in some creeks. The lake … 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 upper 60’s to low 70’s in the central lower lake on Wednesday (4/19/2023), with slightly higher temperatures in some … 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 to upper 60’s in the central lower lake on Wednesday (4/12/2023), with slightly higher temperatures in some creeks. … 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 upper 60’s to lower 70’s in the central lower lake on Wednesday (4/5/2023), with higher temperatures in some creeks. … More