Baker River
Fishing, stocking, and current conditions
Stocked May to June in 2026, heaviest in June: brook trout, brown trout, and rainbow trout, 9 plants in all. A USGS gauge reports from this water, so the conditions card on this page is live.
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The year here
stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details
What swims here
Brook trout
Brown trout
Rainbow trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19 | Brook trout | yearling | 300 | completed |
| May 19 | Brook trout | yearling | 500 | completed |
| May 27 | Brook trout | yearling | 550 | completed |
| May 27 | Brown trout | yearling | 350 | completed |
| Jun 12 | Brook trout | yearling | 1,500 | completed |
| Jun 12 | Brook trout | yearling | 700 | completed |
| Jun 15 | Rainbow trout | yearling | 400 | completed |
| Jun 17 | Brook trout | yearling | 550 | completed |
| Jun 17 | Brown trout | yearling | 350 | completed |
When to fish Baker River
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:23-11:23 am and 9:46-11:46 pm | 3:39-4:39 am and 3:55-4:55 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:09 am-12:09 pm and 10:33 pm-12:33 am | 4:50-5:50 am and 4:16-5:16 pm |
Moon: waxing gibbous, 92% lit. These are solunar periods, the traditional feeding-time theory: majors around the moon's transit overhead and underfoot, minors around moonrise and moonset. Theory, not a measurement. Times are Eastern Time (EDT).
What the record actually says
- Last stocked Jun 17
- Flow 40% of the seasonal median
Computed this evening, Oct 23 · New Hampshire fishing forecast
Gear for this water
It has been a while since the trucks came. The holdovers have spread out and wised up; downsize and fish natural.
For the trout (brook trout stocked 6 times here in 2026, moving water)
| Small jerkbaits | floating minnows in the 2 to 3 inch class for the deeper bends |
| Waders or wet-wading boots | stocked stream fish stack in the obvious pools; getting to the next one is the edge |
| Light spinning rod | 5 to 6.5 ft light or ultralight; short rods cast under branches |
Suggestions follow from what the state actually stocks here and what kind of water it is, nothing else. No sponsored placements.
Nearby stocked waters
The closest waters with stocking pages of their own, straight-line miles from this one.
| Water | Distance | Most recent |
|---|---|---|
| Beebe River | 4.1 mi | May 27 |
| Squam River | 5.8 mi | May 20 |
| Cockermouth River | 7.3 mi | May 14 |
| Squam Lake | 8.1 mi | May 13 |
| Winona Lake | 8.3 mi | May 6 |
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