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Río Baker

Type
Tailwater, Aysén, Chile
Season
Oct–May
Where the season comes from

Para los ríos de la región, el primer período de la temporada se inició este 12 de octubre y se extenderá hasta el 30 de noviembre, donde solo se permite pesca con devolución obligatoria. El segundo período, en tanto, comprende desde el 01 de diciembre hasta el 28 de febrero de 2027, permitiéndose la captura de hasta tres ejemplares o 15 kilos (lo que ocurra primero) por pescador y por jornada de pesca. Finalmente, el tercer período se desarrollará entre el 1 de marzo y el 6 de mayo de 2027, retomándose la modalidad de devolución obligatoria.

Our translation: For the rivers of the region, the first period of the season began on 12 October and runs to 30 November, catch-and-release only. The second period runs from 1 December to 28 February 2027, allowing up to three fish or 15 kg (whichever comes first) per angler per day. The third period runs from 1 March to 6 May 2027, catch-and-release again.

Set for Aysén, not this water by name.

Exceptions on the page:

  • Con respecto al salmón Chinook, la temporada comenzó el 12 de octubre y se extenderá hasta el 15 de enero de 2027.
    Our translation: For Chinook salmon, the season began on 12 October and runs to 15 January 2027.

Comenzó la temporada de pesca recreativa en la región de Aysén (13 Oct 2026)
SERNAPESCA · checked 2026-11-04. Dates change each season: confirm them there.

Live gauges
None listed
Listed by
1 authoritative list
Guides
None listed
Shops
1 nearby

Today on Río Baker

No live reading
Why there is no reading

No provider we read publishes a machine-readable feed on this water. We show no number rather than a guessed one.

Regulations & lists Guides & shops

The milky Río Baker braiding through a snowy Patagonian valley
Photo credit

The Río Baker south of the Northern Patagonian Ice Field. Photo: Iñi Papi from Concepción, Chile, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

More about Río Baker

The Río Baker is a tailwater river in Aysén, Chile. Chile's Dirección General de Aguas (DGA) runs a telemetered gauge on it, station Rio Baker en Desague Lago Bertrand. It runs from the outlet of Lago Bertrand (below Lago General Carrera) to Caleta Tortel.

Where to fish

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Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish. Most waters here need a rod licence or permit and often a beat booking or club ticket; the listing pages under Regulations say which.

Nothing on this page grants or implies access.

Restrooms near Río Baker

Restrooms near Río Baker

Restrooms within 2 miles of Río Baker in a straight line, nearest first, with what anglers found when they went. The map says a restroom is there, not whether it is clean or open today.

No restroom mapped within 2 mi yet — add one you know.

Campgrounds, fishing access sites and boat ramps often have one that isn't on the map yet.

Restroom locations and map details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License, read Oct 24, 2026. Ratings, answers and photos are members' own; who shared them is never shown, and every photo is reviewed before it appears. Visits older than 18 months no longer count. Distances are straight-line miles, not driving. Nothing here grants access to private land. Community guidelines.

More water near Río Baker (6)

Sources Overture Maps places (guide map points)

Where the map point comes from

Position: the gauge RIO BAKER EN DESAGUE LAGO BERTRAND.

We hold no access map for Aysén yet.

The map shows shops and guides nearby that publish a street address on their own website. Everyone else is in the lists below.

Regulations and official lists

About this

Each line is an official list that names this water. Those pages are the authority on seasons, licences, limits and closures for each beat or reach; read them before you go.

Guides and shops near Río Baker

About this

Listings are unclaimed: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.

Guides

No guide within 60 km yet.

All Aysén guides

1 shop nearby

  • Las Condes, Región Metropolitana de Santiago

    Rod and Ride

    • Fly-fishing shop
    • Unclaimed

All Aysén shops

How these are chosen

Guides whose own website names this water come first, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Shops whose website names this water first, then fly shops within 100 km when the shop's website gives its location.

Guide and shop listings come from the Legendary directories.

Species

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The species the agency lists for the Aysén region, which takes in this water; presence varies by reach and season.

Con respecto al salmón Chinook, la temporada comenzó el 12 de octubre y se extenderá hasta el 15 de enero de 2027. Our translation: For Chinook salmon, the season began on 12 October and runs to 15 January 2027.

Listed as: salmón Chinook.

Listed by the agency for the Aysén region

  • Chinook salmon

Fish these in the US

About this

Matched on the fish the agencies list for both waters first, then the same water type, an official designation or flagship listing on both, and a similar mapped size where USGS hydrography covers both.

At most two waters per country. A shared fish is a listing, not a promise: presence varies by reach and season.

Like the Río Baker? Same fish, US waters.

  • Anglers wading and fishing from the grassy bank and from drift boats on the wide lower Salmon River in autumnSteelhead / salmon water
    Photo credit

    Anglers on the lower Salmon River near Port Ontario, New York, in October. Photo: Bill Blevins, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Salmon River

    New York

    Same fish: chinook salmon · also a tailwater

  • The wide Columbia River running east through its gorge between steep forested walls, seen from Crown PointFeatured sport-fishing water
    Photo credit

    The Columbia River Gorge looking east from Crown Point, Oregon. Photo: Hux, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

    Columbia River

    Oregon

    Same fish: chinook salmon · also a tailwater

  • The Sacramento River flowing wide and green through Redding under a blue skySteelhead / salmon water
    Photo credit

    The Sacramento River in Redding, California. Photo: RoyalMayfair, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Lower Sacramento River

    California

    Same fish: chinook salmon · also a tailwater

  • The broad Muskegon River near Newaygo between banks of red and orange autumn treesSteelhead / salmon water
    Photo credit

    The Muskegon River near Newaygo, Michigan. Photo: Marc Steensma, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Muskegon River

    Michigan

    Same fish: chinook salmon · also a tailwater

  • The clear, fast McKenzie River between forested banks near the Goodpasture covered bridgeFeatured sport-fishing water
    Photo credit

    The McKenzie River near the Goodpasture covered bridge, Oregon. Photo: pithecanthropus4152, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    McKenzie River

    Oregon

    Same fish: chinook salmon · also a tailwater

  • The Trinity River winding through a forested canyon below Lewiston, seen from aboveSteelhead / salmon water
    Photo credit

    The Trinity Wild and Scenic River below Lewiston, California (BLM). Photo: Bureau of Land Management, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

    Trinity River

    California

    Same fish: chinook salmon · also a tailwater

Gear checklist

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A steelhead and salmon fly-fishing checklist: a switch or spey rod (or 9′6″ single-hand) in 7–8 weight, Skagit lines and sink tips, swing flies, studded boots and cold-weather layers, with estimated prices and where to buy.

Steelhead & salmon

11′–13′6″ two-hand rod, 7–8 weight, Skagit head + sink tips · Steelhead and Pacific salmon

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Videos for this water (5)

Watch: reading a trout stream

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Seams, shelves and soft water, shown on real rivers.

Public YouTube videos from established channels, chosen by us to support this page. Not sponsored; the creators are not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear.

  • How I Learned to Read Water (Fly Fishing)Embedded from YouTube · Mad River Outfitters · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube
  • How To Read The Water with Tom RosenbauerEmbedded from YouTube · The New Fly Fisher · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube
  • Reading the Water to Successfully Locate TroutEmbedded from YouTube · Orvis Guide to Fly Fishing · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube

Not sponsored All videos on reading water

Watch: nymphing basics

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Indicator rigs, depth and detecting the take.

Public YouTube videos from established channels, chosen by us to support this page. Not sponsored; the creators are not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear.

  • 90° Nymph RigEmbedded from YouTube · Huge Fly Fisherman · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube
  • Casting with an Indicator & Better Nymphing TechniquesEmbedded from YouTube · The New Fly Fisher · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube

Not sponsored All videos on nymphing

Fish Tales

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Trip stories anglers chose to share publicly and tagged with Río Baker.

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Sources for this page

Not a statement of access, fish presence or conditions.

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All 3 sources and dates

A water page organises discovery. It does not assert public access, legal access, current fish presence, guide availability or fishing conditions.

Live readings come from the named provider when the page is shown, under the licence shown on each card. Designations, species and the flagship note link to the agency or body that publishes them; this page copies only the list wording and the species names. Guide and shop listings come from the Legendary directories. Position: the gauge RIO BAKER EN DESAGUE LAGO BERTRAND. Water type is our own classification.