Lake Baker fishing

Fishing at Lake Baker has Northern Pike, Rainbow Trout, and Walleye on the stocking report. It is stocked about 1.9 times a year since 2012, most often in May and June. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Northern Pike, dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout, and dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye.

Last stocked

June 18, 2025

Plants on record

26

Since 2012

Species recorded

3

Average size

4.5 in

Elevation

2,936 ft

Access and facts

Nearest town
Baker

About 90-acre lake within the city of Baker, MT.

Sources: shore_notes , nearest_town

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How Lake Baker is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the third week of May. In 2025 it was May 28, 2025, later than usual.

No plants recorded in 2013, 2017, and 2018.

Fish at Lake Baker

Fishing Lake Baker is most likely to be for Rainbow Trout. Rainbow Trout accounts for 13 of 26 plants on record, ahead of Walleye and one more.

Around the dates Lake Baker is stocked, Open-Meteo's 2016-2025 archive puts mean air temperature at 66.4°F in June, 54.7°F in May, 41.8°F in April, 62.1°F in September. That is air temperature at these coordinates, not water temperature. Open-Meteo

Rainbow Trout 13 plants
Plants
13 of 26
Last stocked
May 28, 2025
Average length
7.3 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Rainbow Trout guide.

Walleye 7 plants
Plants
7 of 26
Last stocked
June 18, 2025
Average length
1.6 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Walleye guide.

Northern Pike 6 plants
Plants
6 of 26
Last stocked
May 26, 2016
Average length
1.5 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Northern Pike guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 101,5002012
  • 102,5012014
  • 1,0002015
  • 102,5002016
  • 15,7982019
  • 10,6002020
  • 10,6982021
  • 6,0002022
  • 6,0002023
  • 6,0002024
  • 6,0002025

Stocking history

Showing 15 of 26 plants Showing 26 plants

Source: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
June 18, 2025 Walleye 5,000 1.36 in report
May 28, 2025 Rainbow Trout 1,000 7.03 in report
June 19, 2024 Walleye 5,000 1.34 in report
June 10, 2024 Rainbow Trout 1,000 7.25 in report
June 29, 2023 Walleye 5,000 1.89 in report
June 19, 2023 Rainbow Trout 1,000 6.7 in report
June 17, 2022 Walleye 5,000 1.25 in report
May 26, 2022 Rainbow Trout 1,000 7.08 in report
September 28, 2021 Rainbow Trout 698 9.63 in report
June 25, 2021 Walleye 10,000 1.44 in report
June 9, 2020 Walleye 10,000 2.18 in report
April 9, 2020 Rainbow Trout 600 10.39 in report
June 25, 2019 Walleye 10,000 1.68 in report
June 13, 2019 Rainbow Trout 799 6.96 in report
June 13, 2019 Rainbow Trout 2,974 3.37 in report
May 16, 2019 Rainbow Trout 2,025 6.6 in report
May 26, 2016 Rainbow Trout 1,000 7.59 in report
May 26, 2016 Northern Pike 1,500 2.57 in report
April 29, 2016 Northern Pike 100,000 0.37 in report
May 20, 2015 Rainbow Trout 1,000 7.58 in report
June 13, 2014 Rainbow Trout 700 8.43 in report
June 5, 2014 Rainbow Trout 300 6.81 in report
June 5, 2014 Northern Pike 1,501 2.59 in report
May 15, 2014 Northern Pike 100,000 0.75 in report
May 31, 2012 Northern Pike 1,500 2.64 in report
April 28, 2012 Northern Pike 100,000 0.37 in report
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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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