Fishing Times, Solunar, Weather

Hopkins River Fishing

Hopkins River has a moderate forecast today, with timing around the stronger solunar periods likely to matter. The major period, indicating the moon is overhead, suggests a possible increase in fish feeding activity during this key period. South-southeast winds can bring cooler air and more settled feeding windows. Low light conditions may improve feeding activity.

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Last updated Wed 11 Nov 2026 · 7:30am AEDT

Moon Phase

New

Estimated Fish Feeding Activity

50%

Hopkins River is sitting at 50%, with a few windows that could produce.

Current Bite · Minor · 7:49am

Current Weather · 13.7 C

Pressure · 1018.1 hPa

Sunrise · 6:13am

Sunset · 8:14pm

Todays Fishing Times

Solunar Overview

Hopkins River Fishing Times

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

Today’s Solunar Score

50%

Current Bite · Minor

Until 7:49am

Moon Phase

New

Weather overview

Hopkins River Fishing Weather

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Current conditions

Cloudy

Current temperature

13.7°C

Today

Cloudy.

Maximum

18.0°C

Observed Wed 11 Nov, 6:50 am local time

Barometric pressure overview

Hopkins River Fishing Barometric pressure

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Pressure

1018.1 hPa

Observed Wed 11 Nov, 6:50 am local time

Wind overview

Hopkins River Fishing Wind

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Current speed

24.0 km/h

Direction

Observed Wed 11 Nov, 6:50 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.

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

Today's sunrise is 6:13 am and sunset is 8:14 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.

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

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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

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