Chickahominy Lake: Fishing Reports
August 10, 2018
by CT
Swimming worms, crankbaits and small spinnerbaits, fished over the grass beds, are producing largemouth bass and pickerel. Bass are also taking topwater lures, early and late in the day. Catfishing is good on chicken livers or cut crab. Live minnows are producing a mixed bag of bass, catfish, crappie, bowfin and gar. Bream and white perch are taking nightcrawlers.
by CT
Swimming worms, crankbaits and small spinnerbaits, fished over the grass beds, are producing largemouth bass and pickerel. Bass are also taking topwater lures, early and late in the day. Catfishing is good on chicken livers or cut crab. Live minnows are producing a mixed bag of bass, catfish, crappie, bowfin and gar. Bream and white perch are taking nightcrawlers.
August 8, 2018
by Captain Art Conway
Chickahominy Lake mid-day water temperatures were in the upper 80’s to low 90’s in the main lake on Wednesday (8/8/2018). The lake level was about 5 inches above the top of the dam. The water was light to medium brown and slightly to moderately cloudy in the central lake.
Blue cats and bullheads were scattered on flats, along drop-offs, and in channels in the main lake and in creeks and were hitting live minnows and cut bait. Some crappie were on flats, on drop-offs and in channels in the main lake, especially near wood cover, while some crappie were in the lower
parts of major creeks. Activity varied, but more active crappie were hitting live minnows, Wright Bait Co. and Southern Pro curlytail jigs, small tubes, Kalin crappie scrubs, and small swim baits.
Yellow and white perch were scattered or in loose aggregates on flats, drop-offs, and channels in
the main lake and some creeks, and when active were hitting live minnows, small swim baits, and small jigs. Small to medium bluegill were scattered along shorelines, and some larger bluegill and shellcracker were slightlyaway from the shoreline in 2 to 8 feet of water, sometimes on brushpiles or near floating islands or cypress trees. Bluegill were hitting live worms and crickets, flies, Nikko nymphs, and small swimbaits. Some bass and pickerel were along shorelines, on deeper flats, along drop-offs, or in channels in the main lake and in creeks. When active, bass and pickerel
were hitting live minnows, spinnerbaits, swim baits, stick worms, crank baits, jerk baits, and jigs.
by Captain Art Conway
Chickahominy Lake mid-day water temperatures were in the upper 80’s to low 90’s in the main lake on Wednesday (8/8/2018). The lake level was about 5 inches above the top of the dam. The water was light to medium brown and slightly to moderately cloudy in the central lake.
Blue cats and bullheads were scattered on flats, along drop-offs, and in channels in the main lake and in creeks and were hitting live minnows and cut bait. Some crappie were on flats, on drop-offs and in channels in the main lake, especially near wood cover, while some crappie were in the lower
parts of major creeks. Activity varied, but more active crappie were hitting live minnows, Wright Bait Co. and Southern Pro curlytail jigs, small tubes, Kalin crappie scrubs, and small swim baits.
Yellow and white perch were scattered or in loose aggregates on flats, drop-offs, and channels in
the main lake and some creeks, and when active were hitting live minnows, small swim baits, and small jigs. Small to medium bluegill were scattered along shorelines, and some larger bluegill and shellcracker were slightlyaway from the shoreline in 2 to 8 feet of water, sometimes on brushpiles or near floating islands or cypress trees. Bluegill were hitting live worms and crickets, flies, Nikko nymphs, and small swimbaits. Some bass and pickerel were along shorelines, on deeper flats, along drop-offs, or in channels in the main lake and in creeks. When active, bass and pickerel
were hitting live minnows, spinnerbaits, swim baits, stick worms, crank baits, jerk baits, and jigs.
August 3, 2018
by CT
Catfish, 10-14 pounds, are taking large minnows. Bass, 4-7 pounds, are yielding to spinnerbaits, plastic worms, large minnows and flyrod poppers. Lots of bowfin are being taken on spinnerbaits and plastics. Topwater baits, such as Bass Assassins and plastic frogs, are taking all varieties, over the grass beds.
by CT
Catfish, 10-14 pounds, are taking large minnows. Bass, 4-7 pounds, are yielding to spinnerbaits, plastic worms, large minnows and flyrod poppers. Lots of bowfin are being taken on spinnerbaits and plastics. Topwater baits, such as Bass Assassins and plastic frogs, are taking all varieties, over the grass beds.