Thread: Pretty good day on Chickahominy River

I PM'ed you but I just realized I don't know why I PM'ed you b/c I didn't ask for specifics about lures or spots, just the ramp lol

I gave you the area in my PM reply. Minnows (other boats) and 1/32 ounce tube jigs (red/char, red/yellow, and black/white) worked well. I also got a couple of nice ones on a 2" black/pink crappie ringer.

You'll see the fish on your depth finder. They are stacked in there very heavy right now and are suspended above the bottom.

It was about 1/2 and 1/2 for light bites and hitting like a ton of bricks. All of them fought extremely hard though. Those tidal fish are strong.:D

Cool. that sounds like fun. That ain't very far from me. I might need more info. I have off all next week. Going to hit the Ches. Bay for striper which ever day has the lightest winds, and going to try crappie at least one other.

Thanks for the report.

Dayton

Nice day Keith. I have no qualms with takin the Onion in the river this time of year but summer months you wont catch me out there in a 14' jon.
Keith, there is a good launch very near where you're fishin. Dont remember the name but remember when we left the other day I took a right and we came out on hwy 60 right at Stewarts grocery. Take the same trip but take a right at the 1st stop sign after leaving either Ed Allens or Rockahock. It will take you to Chickahominy Shores subdivision (and beyond). Pass the entrance to Chick. Shores and less than a mile further on the right you will see the sign and short road leading to it. It is last stop for bigger boats before getting to the dam. Kinda weird- out in the middle of podunk, agricultural New Kent Co. is a fleet anchored you'd expect to see at Lynnhaven Harbor.
Did you keep any? If so how wormy were they? The locals tell me the parasite thing is cyclic. I don't know myself. Almost every speckled trout we used to catch in TX was wormy but they dont hurt ya and dont have to be removed before cooking but we always did. Just poke the tip of fillet knife where theres a red blotch on the fillets, squeeze, and a miniature spaghetti
lookin worm would come out easily.
Thats a nice average size, sounds like fun.

Dayton, let me know if you need details. I may try again on Monday.

One of my best fishing days was in the same area on the Chick on December 24, 1984 during a warm spell. I got a mess of crappie and several bass that day. The two biggest bass weighed 6 pounds 6 ounces and 6 pounds 10 ounces. Both caught on a white 2" curly tail cast to some submerged timber near a creek mouth. It is hard to admit, but I used to fish for bass every once in a while back then on purpose.:o

I caught my first citation, a 1 pound 4 ounce yellow perch in the same area on February 18, 1984.

Shoer, there were not too many worms in the meat. I think I only cut 4 worms out of the 28 fillets.

14 crappie that weighed 14 pounds would put a smile on my face, nice job.

Nice report indeed.

I think the place jeff and I had breakfast is near there, or were we above the dam ?

Originally Posted by RACN35

Nice report indeed.

I think the place jeff and I had breakfast is near there, or were we above the dam ?

You can see it from that restaurant but it is on the other side of the dam.