Fishing Times, Solunar, Weather

Hopkins River

Fishing at Hopkins River looks tougher today, with timing around the best solunar period more important than usual. With the major bite period coinciding with the moon overhead, this supports the potential for increased fish feeding activity. Northerly winds are often warmer in Australia and can make fishing less consistent.

Plan your weekend fishing Email Me the FREE Weekly Forecast

Scheduled update Tue 20 Oct 2026 · 9:30am AEDT

Moon Phase

1st Quarter

Estimated Fish Feeding Activity

32%

Hopkins River is subdued at 28%, with only minor feeding activity likely.

Current Bite · Major · 9:27am

Current Weather · 21.4 C

Pressure · 1021 hPa

Sunrise · 6:39am

Sunset · 7:51pm

Todays Fishing Times ▼

Solunar Overview

Hopkins River Solunar Fishing Times

View full solunar details

Check today’s major and minor bite windows, moon phase and seven-day solunar outlook for Hopkins River.

Today’s Solunar Score

32%

Current Bite · Major

Until 9:27am

Moon Phase

1st Quarter

Weather overview

Hopkins River Weather

View full weather details

Current conditions

Partly cloudy

Current temperature

21.4°C

Today

Shower or two. Possible storm.

Maximum

26.0°C

Observed Tue 20 Oct, 8:50 am local time

Barometric pressure overview

Hopkins River Barometric pressure

View full barometric pressure details

Pressure

1021 hPa

Trend

Falling

Data updated Wed 5 Aug, 1:00 pm local time

Wind overview

Hopkins River Wind

View full wind details

Current speed

24.0 km/h

Direction

Observed Tue 20 Oct, 8:50 am local time

Fishing Reports

Hopkins River recent fishing reports

Recent catch activity for this location.

local data

Reports analysed

This year

This season

Species recorded

Reported species

Black Bream Estuary Perch Brown Trout Mulloway Bream

Species most often mentioned in local reports

A narrower spread of species shapes the reports for Hopkins River, led by Black Bream, Estuary Perch and Brown Trout.

The leading species here reflect report mentions for this location, not a complete catch survey.

Based on local Getfished fishing report species data.

* Note that report summaries will sometimes display the same species under different names. This is because they are being reported that way. This is intentional.

Share of the displayed top 5 species recorded for this location.

Local bait trends

Bait turning up in reports

Scrub worms and yabbies make up most of what's been mentioned here.

It is a useful starting point, not a hard ranking.

Built from all-time reported bait mentions: 8 mentions across 2 distinct bait entries.

Share of the displayed top 2 bait recorded.

Plan your weekend at Hopkins River

Get a seven-day fishing forecast by email each Thursday morning, with bite times, weather and tides where available.

Email Me the FREE Weekly Forecast

One email a week. Confirm your email to subscribe. Unsubscribe at any time.

Tell A Friend - Share This Page

What are today's best fishing times at Hopkins River?

Today's sunrise is 6:39 am and sunset is 7:51 pm. As a general guide, the hour before and after sunrise and sunset are often among the most productive fishing periods. Today's major solunar periods overlap both the morning and evening fishing periods.

Find out what we learned from analysing 20,000 fishing reports about moon times and fish.

Can Getfished tell if fish are biting at Hopkins River, today?

No. Because no forecast can truthfully guarantee whether fish are biting at a specific spot right now. Getfished shows the current fishing conditions instead: tide movement, solunar timing, weather, wind, pressure, marine conditions and fishing report, derived, species history.

Use this information to make informed decisions about where to fish, and to compare conditions across nearby locations. Try different locations, different bait and lures. Remember to use berley and try to target a specific fish species in season.

✨Find out what we learned from analysing 20,000 fishing reports about moon times and fish told us.

Hopkins River is a location within the region of: Peterborough.

Hopkins River Overview

Latitude	-38.4024
Longitude	142.5085 View on Google Maps
Nearest city	Melbourne
Environment	Freshwater
Distance from Melbourne (as the crow flies)	255.79 km
Platform	PiersDrinking waterParkingToilets

Nearby Fishing Locations

Explore fishing locations near Hopkins River. Distances are measured in a straight line.

Map loading when in view. The nearby locations below remain available.

🛈 Getfished Fishing Report, Solunar & Conditions Summaries Source

Fishing report summaries are derived from Getfished’s structured fishing report database system. More information on this on how we collect and structure fishing report data can be found on our Fishing reports information.

Forecasts are based on the Getfished Meteorological and Solunar Forecasting System, which combines data from the BOM, and other sources. Our custom software systems use these inputs to establish solunar, tides and other forecasts for fishing conditions.

For more information on our systems and data sources please see our Datasources page. You can also Contact us for more information or details on commercial reuse.