Last stocked
August 30, 2026
Plants on record
7
Species recorded
1
Elevation
4,134.8 ft
Common questions
- What fish are at Baker Creek?
- Fishing Baker Creek is most likely to be for Mixed Trout. All 7 plants on record are Mixed Trout. Mixed Trout was last stocked August 30, 2026. Rainbow Trout (Per CDFW's 2026 Provisional Stocking Plan for this water (a planning document, not a confirmed release)) is recorded here outside the stocking reports.
- When is Baker Creek stocked?
- Last stocked August 30, 2026. It is stocked 7 times in 2026, most often in May and July.
- How do you get on Baker Creek?
- Shore fishing is available and a fee is required. The nearest town is Big Pine, CA. Facilities include restrooms and camping. Baker Creek Campground, one mile west of Highway 395 via Baker Creek Road just north of Big Pine, has 40 sites, vault toilets, stream fishing, and a small heavily fished stocked pond. $14 per vehicle per night, no hookups, no potable water. The creek above the gaging station holds wild trout.
- Which lakes near Baker Creek were stocked more recently?
- Owens River, Section 2 (2.6 mi), Tinnemaha Creek (8.5 mi), Owens River, below Tinnemaha (9.6 mi), and Taboose Creek (12.2 mi) were stocked more recently. Owens River, Section 2 is also stocked with Mixed Trout, Tinnemaha Creek is also stocked with Mixed Trout, Owens River, below Tinnemaha is also stocked with Mixed Trout, and Taboose Creek is also stocked with Mixed Trout.
Access and facts
- Water type
- river section
- Nearest town
- Big Pine, CA
- Shore access
- Yes
- Fee required
- Yes
- Facilities
- restrooms, camping
Baker Creek Campground, one mile west of Highway 395 via Baker Creek Road just north of Big Pine, has 40 sites, vault toilets, stream fishing, and a small heavily fished stocked pond. $14 per vehicle per night, no hookups, no potable water. The creek above the gaging station holds wild trout.
Sources: inyocounty.us, accessed September 23, 2026 , inyocounty.us, accessed September 23, 2026 , inyocounty.us, accessed September 23, 2026 , flyfishingthesierra.com, accessed September 23, 2026 , 395guide.com, accessed September 23, 2026 , inyocounty.us, accessed September 23, 2026
How Baker Creek is stocked
Owens River, Section 2 (2.6 mi), Tinnemaha Creek (8.5 mi), Owens River, below Tinnemaha (9.6 mi), and Taboose Creek (12.2 mi) were stocked more recently. Owens River, Section 2 is also stocked with Mixed Trout, Tinnemaha Creek is also stocked with Mixed Trout, Owens River, below Tinnemaha is also stocked with Mixed Trout, and Taboose Creek is also stocked with Mixed Trout.
Fish at Baker Creek
Fishing Baker Creek is most likely to be for Mixed Trout. All 7 plants on record are Mixed Trout.
Mixed Trout 7 plants
- Plants
- 7 of 7
- Last stocked
- August 30, 2026
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 30, 2026 | Mixed Trout | – | – | report |
| July 12, 2026 | Mixed Trout | – | – | report |
| July 5, 2026 | Mixed Trout | – | – | report |
| June 14, 2026 | Mixed Trout | – | – | report |
| May 24, 2026 | Mixed Trout | – | – | report |
| May 3, 2026 | Mixed Trout | – | – | report |
| April 19, 2026 | Mixed Trout | – | – | report |
Species found here
Confirmed present independent of the stocking records above, not from a stocking event.
- Rainbow Trout : Per CDFW's 2026 Provisional Stocking Plan for this water (a planning document, not a confirmed release). (nrm.dfg.ca.gov, accessed September 23, 2026)
Species stocked here
Depth-by-season, top lures, and bait notes for each species stocked here are on its own species guide, linked above.
Nearest lakes
- Owens River, Section 2 (2.6 mi, last stocked September 6, 2026)
- Big Pine Creek (3.1 mi, last stocked August 30, 2026)
- Tinnemaha Creek (8.5 mi, last stocked September 13, 2026)
- Owens River, below Tinnemaha (9.6 mi, last stocked September 20, 2026)
- Taboose Creek (12.2 mi, last stocked September 13, 2026)