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 mid 60’s in the main lake and the high 60’s to low 70’s in the major creeks on Wednesday (4/29/2015). The lake level was about six inches above the top of the dam. The water was moderately brown and slightly cloudy in the lower lake.
Blue cats were scattered throughout the lake and creeks and were hitting live minnows and cut bait. Crappie were in several different patterns and were biting moderately aggressively. A fair number of crappie were in loose schools in the main lake on flats, frequently near creek mouths, usually at depths of 8 to 12 feet. Some crappie were on shallow to mid-depth wood cover in the main lake and in major creeks. A few crappie were in the major creeks scattered along the channels and near spawning areas. Active crappie were hitting live minnows, Wright Bait Co. curlytail jigs, small tubes, and small swim baits. Some nice yellow perch were in loose aggregates in some creeks and on main lake flats and were hitting live minnows and small jigs. Bluegill were starting to accumulate near shorelines in some areas of major creeks and the main lake and were hitting flies and small jigs. Some bass and pickerel were on lily pad flats in the backs of creeks and in shallow bays in the main lake and were hitting live minnows, spinnerbaits, swim baits, stick worms, and jigs.
Fishing with Capt. Conway, Bob and Jackie Maybury and Sharie Marwitz had 2 bluegill, 17 crappie, 1 bass, and 1 pickerel. Terry Rivers had 23 bluegill, 1 warmouth, 3 crappie, 1 yellow perch, 1 roach minnow, and 1 bass. Tom Porter had 13 bluegill, 10 crappie, and 4 yellow perch.