Rainbow trout
Excellent
Prime. Shore fishing along the edges with bait, spinners and flies, and the rivers if the season is open.
Hopkins River at Framlingham Fishing Report
Updated Mon, 9 Nov 2026 from live weather and tide data
The Hopkins at Framlingham above Warrnambool: stocked brown trout and redfin in a quiet western gorge river, with a Bureau gauge.
3/5
Fair. Fish the windows.A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
Level
0.84 m
Air / High
13 °C / 21 °C
Wind
ENE 14 km/h
Sources: Bureau of Meteorology gauge 236210, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.
Today's Fishing Report
Hopkins River at Framlingham is in its cool-water rhythm: slower presentations and the warmest hours of the day. The gauge reads 0.84 m, holding steady. Today brings clear skies, wind ENE around 14 km/h, steady pressure near 1016 hPa and a high of 21 °C. Water sits around 13 °C for the season (estimated). With the new moon, the solunar majors run 11:37 PM-1:37 AM and 12:05 PM-2:05 PM: the windows to build the day around.
Brown trout
Excellent
Prime. Nymphs and streamers on the rivers, and the lake edges on the overcast days.
Tie on: Blade or vibe, slow hops · Lightly weighted plastic · Whole pilchard or squid on the bottom · Suspending hardbody. Prime windows: 11:37 PM-1:37 AM, 12:05 PM-2:05 PM, 5:14 AM-6:14 AM. Warmer at 25 °C. The solunar majors shift about 50 minutes later.
Before you go
Victoria requires a fishing licence for most fishing, from A$10.00. Victoria fishing licence: cost, rules and where to buy →
Chasing rainbow trout here? Check the size and bag limits with VFA before you keep anything; the Rainbow trout page has the seasons and the tactics.
Fishing times for Hopkins River at Framlingham today
Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today from sunrise (06:13), sunset (20:12), the moon and today's score. Tap a bar to see why.
Bite planner
Solunar majors 11:37 PM-1:37 AM and 12:05 PM-2:05 PM; minor 5:14 AM-6:14 AM. New Moon, 0% lit.
Water and weather
Live readings from Bureau of Meteorology station 236210 (HOPKINS @FRAMLINGHAM).
River level, last 30 days
Bureau of Meteorology Water Data Online, station 236210. Latest reading 2026-11-07 10:45.
Right now
Latest readings
Air temp13 °C
High / Low21 °C / 7 °C
WindENE 14 km/h, gusts 23 km/h
Pressure1015.7 hPa, steady
Sky / Rain21% cloud, 0%
Sunrise / Sunset06:13 / 20:12
MoonNew Moon, 0%
Water temp (seasonal)~13 °C est.
7-day fishing forecast: which day to fish Hopkins River at Framlingham
The best day on Hopkins River at Framlingham this week looks like Thursday 12 Nov, at 4 out of 5, against 3 today.
Best day this week: Thursday, 12 Nov — good at 4/5, falling pressure, usually the best window of a week.
Today, 9 Nov — Fair
A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
- Solunar majors
- 11:37 PM-1:37 AM and 12:05 PM-2:05 PM
- Minor period
- 5:14 AM-6:14 AM
- Sun
- 06:13 to 20:12
- Moon
- New Moon, 0% lit
- Sky and wind
- Overcast, 16 km/h
- Rain chance
- 0%
Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out.
Species guide
The species that matter on Hopkins River at Framlingham: seasons written for the southern year, and how to fish each one. Today's ratings live in the report above.
Rainbow trout
Streams from October to June in NSW and from September to June in Victoria; lakes open all year; Tasmania from the first Saturday of August
Open all year The Merri, Hopkins and Moyne rivers and Mt Emu Creek have no trout closed season (VFA) Rule as read from Victorian Fisheries Authority on 2026-09-23.
The stocked lakes of the Snowy Mountains, the Victorian highlands and the Tasmanian central plateau. Closed seasons apply on the rivers: check the state rules. Prime. Shore fishing along the edges with bait, spinners and flies, and the rivers if the season is open.
Brown trout
Streams from October to June in NSW and from September to June in Victoria; lakes open all year; Tasmania from the first Saturday of August
Open all year The Merri, Hopkins and Moyne rivers and Mt Emu Creek have no trout closed season (VFA) Rule as read from Victorian Fisheries Authority on 2026-09-23.
The wild trout of the highland rivers and Tasmania's lakes. Spawns in autumn, hence the closed rivers through winter in NSW and Victoria. Prime. Nymphs and streamers on the rivers, and the lake edges on the overcast days.
When to come: the Hopkins River at Framlingham calendar
Activity by species and month for the southern year, and how the water warms and cools. Tap any cell.
Species activity by month
1 = slow, 5 = peak. Current month highlighted. January is midsummer here.
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Rainbow trout
Brown trout
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Water temperature through the year
Typical surface temperature for this water type in degrees Celsius; today is around 13 °C (estimated, not a reading).
Angler reports
Real reports from real anglers, reviewed before publishing. Nothing here is copied from a shop or a charter. The water log below tracks each day automatically.
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Water log, last days
Auto-logged from live dataSun, Nov 8
3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Rainbow trout led the card at excellent. High of 15 °C, wind to 18 km/h.
Sat, Nov 7
3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Rainbow trout led the card at excellent. High of 12 °C, wind to 26 km/h.
Fri, Nov 6
3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Rainbow trout led the card at excellent. High of 18 °C, wind to 24 km/h.
Before you go
Licence
Victorian Recreational Fishing Licence (RFL), from A$10.00, the same for residents and visitors. Details and where to buy →
Regulations
Size and bag limits, closed seasons and marine park zones are set by VFA and change: confirm the current rules on the agency page linked from the Victoria licence page before you keep anything.
Access
The Victorian Recreational Fishing Licence is needed on the Hopkins unless exempt; our Victoria page has the fees.
About this water
Hopkins River at Framlingham is a river in Victoria, Australia, covered from the Victoria reports and listed in all Australia waters.
Fishing Hopkins River at Framlingham: the full guide
The Hopkins at Framlingham
Framlingham is the locality on the Hopkins River inland from Warrnambool, where the VFA describes the river running through farmland and then, below Framlingham, a gorge with some forest along it, above Hopkins Falls and the estuary at Warrnambool. The Bureau of Meteorology’s gauge at Framlingham, station 236210, supplies the river level and the 30-day chart on this page. Warrnambool has its own page.
Species and seasons
The VFA stocks brown trout yearlings every year in the Hopkins from above the falls upstream to Framlingham, and the reach also holds redfin, short-finned eels and tench. Estuary perch and river blackfish are fish of the short reach below Hopkins Falls and the estuary, not of Framlingham. Trout in the Hopkins are closed from the Tuesday after the King’s Birthday weekend to the Friday before the first Saturday in September, as in all Victorian rivers; the species card computes it.
Where to fish it
Access to the Hopkins between Hexham and the falls is restricted, the VFA says, with only a few crossroads, so use the public crossings and ask before crossing farmland. The river here is 2 to 10 metres wide, riffles and pools over 1.5 metres deep, a scale suited to light spinning and bait drifted into the pools.
Planning a visit
Warrnambool has tackle, supplies and accommodation, and the Hopkins estuary there is a separate fishery for bream and estuary perch. Bring light gear for trout and redfin.
The river through the year
The Hopkins drains the plains of western Victoria, and it runs highest in winter and spring and very low in late summer, when the pools warm and the trout keep to the deeper water. The VFA notes that the water is often turbid and flow varies greatly. The trout feed best in the cooler months and in spring, and the river trout closure takes them out of winter.
Reading this report here
The chart shows the Hopkins rising after winter rain across the western plains. The water temperature estimate, labelled as one, is cool in spring and autumn; pressure and sky build the score at Framlingham.
Licence, access and rules
The Victorian Recreational Fishing Licence is needed on the Hopkins unless exempt; our Victoria page has the fees. The VFA trout regulations and the Hopkins angling guide are in the sources.
Common questions
What can I catch at Framlingham?
Stocked brown trout, redfin, short-finned eels and tench.
When is trout closed on the Hopkins?
On the Hopkins, from the Tuesday after the King’s Birthday weekend to the Friday before the first Saturday in September.
Do I need a licence at Framlingham?
Yes. The Victorian Recreational Fishing Licence is needed unless you are exempt.
Is fishing good at Hopkins River at Framlingham right now?
Check the daily report at the top of this page: it is regenerated every morning from live data. Today's read: Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
Nearby waters
Where this page's numbers come from
- Storage and river readings
- Bureau of Meteorology, Water Data Online, station 236210 — HOPKINS @FRAMLINGHAM
- Open-Meteo forecast model
- https://open-meteo.com/
- Moon and solunar windows
- Calculated on this site
- Pages checked
- The written guide on this page
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