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Baker Reservoir

Washington County · Southern region

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70°todaySlight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Water quality · Warning advisory

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
Where · issued Jul 8
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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: slight chance showers and thunderstorms, 70°F, 15% chance of precip.

Current conditions

Stocking

Last stocked Oct 1, 2026 — tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid) (1,000 fish).

DateSpeciesQuantityAvg length
Oct 1, 2026tiger trout (brown × brook hybrid)1,00010.99"
Sep 24, 2026rainbow trout3,5009.95"
Sep 23, 2026rainbow trout1,5009.64"
Oct 27, 2025rainbow trout3,17410.24"
Sep 30, 2025rainbow trout3,36010.09"
May 19, 2025black crappie2539.02"
May 13, 2025brown trout2,0013.37"
Mar 13, 2025rainbow trout72214.16"

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

largemouth bassbrown troutblack crappierainbow trout

Location

37.37860, -113.63790 · Washington County · 20 mi from St. George

Nearby waters (within ~25 mi):

Sand Cove Reservoir, UpperWashington CountyGoodPine Valley Reservoir — Pine Valley MtnWashington CountyFairGunlock ReservoirWashington CountyWarningEnterprise Reservoir, LowerWashington CountyToughEnterprise Reservoir, UpperWashington CountyToughParadise ReservoirUintah CountyFairLamb LakeDaggett CountyFairQuail Creek ReservoirWashington CountyFair

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.

This week’s weather

This Afternoon
70°F
Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Tonight
54°F
Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
31% precip
Wednesday
69°F
Showers And Thunderstorms
78% precip
Wednesday Night
55°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms
91% precip
Thursday
64°F
Showers And Thunderstorms
99% precip
Thursday Night
48°F
Showers And Thunderstorms
93% precip
Friday
56°F
Chance Light Rain
42% precip
Friday Night
44°F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
57°F
Sunny
Saturday Night
43°F
Mostly Clear