Baker Reservoir
Toxic algae bloom at Baker
- Keep dogs out of the water — blooms can be deadly for them
- Don’t swim, and steer clear of scum when wading or boating
- Don’t drink the water
- Keeping fish? Discard the guts and rinse fillets in clean water
Today’s report
Baker Reservoir is under a Warning advisory today. The advisory is for a harmful algal bloom at 1 monitored site and replaces the fishing rating until it’s lifted — keep dogs out of the water and check habs.utah.gov before you go. The DWR last stocked tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) (1,000 fish) on October 1. This Afternoon's forecast: mostly sunny, 70°F.
- Warning advisory posted (algal bloom) — it replaces the fishing rating until it’s lifted
- stocked 16 days ago
- calm, fishable weather
Current conditions
Stocking
Last stocked Oct 1, 2026 — tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) (1,000 fish).
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) | 1,000 | 10.99" |
| Sep 24, 2026 | rainbow trout | 3,500 | 9.95" |
| Sep 23, 2026 | rainbow trout | 1,500 | 9.64" |
| Oct 27, 2025 | rainbow trout | 3,174 | 10.24" |
| Sep 30, 2025 | rainbow trout | 3,360 | 10.09" |
| May 19, 2025 | black crappie | 253 | 9.02" |
| May 13, 2025 | brown trout | 2,001 | 3.37" |
| Mar 13, 2025 | rainbow trout | 722 | 14.16" |
Best time to fish Baker Reservoir
The DWR has stocked Baker Reservoir 27 times over the last 5 seasons, and 67% of those plants landed in March, September, October — the freshest fish and the easiest bite usually follow within a week or two of a stocking.
Species
Location
Nearby waters (within ~25 mi):
Regulations
No water-specific rules listed for this water in the current Utah Fishing Guidebook — statewide general rules and daily limits apply (trout limit 4, combined). Verify in the current guidebook before you fish.