Baker Creek fishing

Fishing at Baker Creek is on a river section, stocked with Mixed Trout and Rainbow Trout. It is stocked 7 times in 2026, most often in May and July. Species guides list dawn and dusk as the active times.

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

Source: California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
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.

Species stocked here

Depth-by-season, top lures, and bait notes for each species stocked here are on its own species guide, linked above.

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