Chickahominy River Mid March?

[Mike Boitnott]

Anyone have any advice on fishing the Chickahominy River in Mid March?  This river is awesome in the summer however wondering what to expect this early.

 

Thanks for any help!

[Sam]

Mike, good question.

 

I don't fish the Chick in January, February, March, April and may or may not fish it in May. Depends on the water temperature, tides, and if the wind is blowing from any direction other than the east.

 

Right now my friends who do fish the Chick fish the creeks with lipless crankbaits, crankbaits, spinnerbaits, Chatterbaits, jigs and plastics. They hit feeder creek mouths and any wood they can find in the water. They look for water a few degrees warmer than the main river.

 

One guy who fishes the Chick this time of year always says he catches the 10 pound ladies all the time. But he says that every year and no pictures to date.

 

Check the tide charts for the outgoing tide and give it a shot. Remember, we all head to the dam for starters except for me. I like the Shipyard, Yarmouth, Gordon creeks and Dick's New Creek before heading up river to the dam.

 

Take a nonboater with you and be safe. Let us know how you do.

 

 

 

 

[Mike Boitnott]

Loads of fun this past weekend on the Chickahominy River.  Beautiful Weather and a beautiful River!  This was the first time I have fished the Chick in March and it fished well.  Never had the Big Bite that this river is known for but we did have 30+Fish days.  One of the keys to fishing this river was really good map study and the use of my Navionics Map.  Realizing the first day that the Perch Spawn was going to play a huge role in the Bass bite for the weekend.  Concentrated on submerged wood that stayed wet through the tide cycles and followed that pattern for a successful day on the water.  Also found a few Pre-Spawn fish staging on the river channel edges but these fish proved to be harder to catch on the second day due to a High tide.  Semper Fi and Tight Lines!  <><