Lake Hopatcong

Morris County, NJ

GOConfidence · Low
Best bite window
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Main reason
falling pressure ahead of a system
Main risk
a front passing through

GO on Lake Hopatcong — light winds and falling pressure ahead of a system for this window. Watch a front passing through. Weather-only read (no on-water history calibrating this yet).

Next forecast window
GO

Fri · Jul 24, 8 AM → 12 PM (America/New_York)

Full read

The latest cached fishing-weather read for Lake Hopatcong in Morris County, NJ is GO. Its highlighted window has passed, so use the 7-day forecast below for the next available window. The main factor in its favor was falling pressure ahead of a system, while the main watch-out was a front passing through. Its cached forecast evidence included wind near 6 mph out of the northwest, gusting to 14 mph; surface pressure near 994 hPa on a falling trend; 0.00 inches of rain; and air temperature near 64 °F with clear dominant. Confidence in this cached read is low; it was generated July 23, 2026, 10:38 AM UTC, and reads refresh on a daily cadence. This is a weather-only read built from forecast weather; it does not yet use on-water reports, and confidence is capped until local water data or feedback exists.

UPDATED July 23, 2026, 10:38 AM UTCBUCKET 2026-07-23ENGINE 0.7.0

Conditions at a glance

Wind
6mph

NW · gust 14

Rain / Weather
0in

Clear

Temp
64°F

18°C · hum 66%

Pressure
29.35inHg

Falling

7-Day Fishing Forecast

One read per day — the bite call, the window, the weather behind it

  1. Thu · Jul 23
    Window passed
    GO
    A front passing through
    77° / 57°F
    6 mph · NWgust 22
    0.00 in
    ↑ +7.1 hPa
  2. Fri · Jul 24
    8 AM → 12 PM
    GO
    A front passing through
    81° / 59°F
    4 mph · Egust 14
    0.00 in
    ↓ -1.0 hPa
  3. Sat · Jul 25
    6 AM → 10 AM
    GO
    A front passing through
    84° / 57°F
    3 mph · Ngust 11
    0.00 in
    ↓ -3.8 hPa
  4. Sun · Jul 26
    9 AM → 1 PM
    GO
    A front passing through
    79° / 57°F
    4 mph · SWgust 11
    0.00 in
    ↓ -5.6 hPa
  5. Mon · Jul 27
    9 AM → 1 PM
    GO
    A front passing through
    84° / 59°F
    4 mph · SEgust 17
    0.00 in
    ↓ -3.4 hPa
  6. Tue · Jul 28
    4 AM → 8 AM
    GO
    A front passing through
    68° / 63°F
    3 mph · SEgust 23
    0.83 in
    ↓ -7.5 hPa
  7. Wed · Jul 29
    8 AM → 12 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    81° / 61°F
    7 mph · Ngust 27
    1.62 in
    ↑ +8.5 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure
Falling
-0.2 hPa over 72h
Rain
Light rain
0.15 in totallast 72h
Wind
Gusty
6 mph · gust 30 · SW
Temperature
Warmer
+8.3°F over 72h84–52°F range

Weather-only read. Confidence is capped until local water data or feedback exists.

About Lake Hopatcong

Lake Hopatcong, in Morris County, NJ, is New Jersey's largest lake.

Surface area
2,686 acres
Max depth
58 ft
Managing agency
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

Primary species: Largemouth bass, Smallmouth bass, Walleye, Muskellunge, Hybrid striped bass, Chain pickerel, Channel catfish, Bullhead catfish, Bluegill, Black crappie, Yellow perch, White perch.

Notable structure: coves, weed beds, rocky islands, docks.

Nearby waters

Weather data by Open-Meteo — CC BY 4.0. Fishing Weather derives the fishing read.