Hopkins Lake is a reservoir in New Jersey, near Bergen County.
Hopkins Lake is a reservoir in Bergen County, but a dependable acreage figure was not found. Dependable maximum-depth and storage-volume figures were not found for Hopkins Lake, so those measurements should not be guessed.
Without trustworthy acreage or depth figures for Hopkins Lake, the safest approach is to read the water in front of you instead of assuming it fishes like another lake with the same name.
Fish reported from Hopkins Lake include black crappie, bluegill, chain pickerel, channel catfish, largemouth bass, and yellow perch.
A spinnerbait, square-bill and Texas rig cover the most useful largemouth situations on Hopkins Lake.
Crappie at Hopkins Lake respond to a small jig or live minnow beside brush and suspended cover. Use a tiny jig or natural bait under a float when fishing Hopkins Lake for bluegill and related sunfish. A small minnow or worm on a light rig fits yellow perch fishing at Hopkins Lake.
A spoon or compact swimbait worked beside weeds is a practical chain pickerel choice on Hopkins Lake.
Start with an easy-to-repeat feature, such as a point, creek turn or outside weed edge on Hopkins Lake. Then compare the incoming-water end of Hopkins Lake with the dam side and any point that reaches the old channel.
Spring at Hopkins Lake favors warming coves, feeder mouths and protected spawning banks. Once summer heat settles over Hopkins Lake, work the deepest active cover instead of assuming every fish has moved to the bottom. Windblown points on Hopkins Lake become worth checking when autumn baitfish move shallow.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.
Source dates describe the evidence, not a live catch forecast. Check the managing authority before planning access or keeping fish.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
Source checked:
This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
Source checked:
This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
Source checked:
This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
Source checked:
This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.