Tue
8 Sep
Light Drizzle
Range
5.8°C to 12.8°C
Rain
0.2 mm
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. West-southwest winds often suit fishing, especially around sheltered structure. Light precipitation; often fishable with minimal impact.
Scheduled update AEST
Moon Phase
Waning Crescent
Estimated Fish Feeding Activity
52%
Hopkins River is subdued at 28%, with only minor feeding activity likely.
Sunrise
·
6:44am
Sunset
·
6:12pm
Solunar Overview
Hopkins River Solunar Fishing Times
Check today’s major and minor bite windows, moon phase and seven-day solunar outlook for Hopkins River.
Today’s Solunar Score
52%
Next Bite · Major
9:15pm
Moon Phase
Waning Crescent
Weather
Current conditions and 7 day outlook
Conditions here can shift quickly through the day, so use this as the broad weather picture alongside the separate wind and pressure sections below.
Right now
Overcast
12.4°C
Today
Maximum
12.8°C
Minimum
5.8°C
Rain
0.2 mm
Wed
9 Sep
Light Drizzle
Range
11.1°C to 12.9°C
Rain
1.1 mm
Thu
10 Sep
Overcast
Range
12.2°C to 12.9°C
Rain
0.0 mm
Fri
11 Sep
Overcast
Range
7.2°C to 12.8°C
Rain
0.0 mm
Sat
12 Sep
Overcast
Range
8.2°C to 17.5°C
Rain
0.0 mm
Sun
13 Sep
Overcast
Range
14.3°C to 19.1°C
Rain
0.0 mm
Mon
14 Sep
Light Drizzle
Range
11.9°C to 18.6°C
Rain
1.3 mm
Pressure
Barometric pressure
Pressure is most useful for fishing when it shows movement. A stable, rising, or falling trend can add context to the rest of today’s fishing forecast.
Right now
1021
hPa
⮟
Falling
Interpretation
Pressure changes tend to matter more than the absolute value, especially when conditions are shifting.
Pressure is only one signal. Wind, tide, solunar timing, water movement, and local structure still matter.
Pressure movement
Recent readings build the pressure trend used for interpretation.
Wind
Current wind and 7 day outlook
Wind direction and strength can change how exposed a location feels, especially around open water, beaches, piers, and headlands.
Right now
Current speed
33.0 km/h
Direction
SW
Today max
33.4 km/h
Reading the wind
Wind direction and strength can affect comfort, casting, and exposure around this location.
Wind gusts can be stronger than the average wind speed, so it's worth checking the gust forecast if you're planning to fish from an exposed location or need to know about potential changes in conditions.
Even modest wind can affect comfort and casting, especially where the water is exposed.
The marker shows the current wind direction, while the daily outlook below shows whether conditions are likely to build or ease over the coming days.
Fishing Reports
Hopkins River recent fishing reports
Recent catch activity for this location.
Reports analysed
15
This year
3
This season
0
Species mentioned
5
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 mentions 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 mentions.
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What are today's best fishing times at Hopkins River?
Today's sunrise is 6:44 am and sunset is 6:12 pm. As a general guide, the hour before and after sunrise and sunset are often among the most productive fishing periods. A minor solunar period overlaps the morning fishing period today.
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 |
🛈 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.