Thanks for sharing. I first fished Chick Lake in December of 2008 when we had one of our bashes there. It was cold and I remember the ramp had ice on it. I returned to the lake in 2011 in the fall and averaged 63 crappie for my first 4 trips (checking my logs) with 31 over a pound and the biggest at 1lb 7oz and 14.5". I have never caught a citation crappie there and I have fished the lake 43 times. However, I have heard of others catching citations there. Then the weather moved in as noted in my log.

10-29-11

Chick Lake-B-29.88-29.84. High temp 50 but dropped to 41 around 1:20. Probably the nastiest day I have ever fished on. Winds N-W-NW gusting to 24. Water temp 59. Only 6 crappie with the biggest at 1lb 1oz. Bennett had 6 as well with his biggest at 1lb 7oz. Most long lining mid lake when the wind let down a bit. I think one casting a brush pile and one with chart wasshoppah tipped with crappie nibble. Most seemed to be 8’ down. Wind and cold made it very difficult to fish.

11-5-11

Chick Lake-B-30.33-30.43. High temp 54, mostly sunny. Winds N-NE gusting to 20. Only 8 crappie. 5 long lining on various colored jigs, one casting, and two vertical jigging money jig 19’ down in 22’ of water. Biggest was 1lb 4oz.

I had good luck there in 2012 and 2013 but recently not nearly the luck I had back then. I think the lake has a lot more fishing pressure now then it did back then, however, it is one of my favorite lakes, I just hate having to commute back through the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel to get home.