Baker Pond Fishing in Wake County, North Carolina

• Overview

  Baker Pond is one of the Wake County listings for North Carolina. Height above sea level is 374 feet. Nearest place of any size is West Raleigh, 6.9 miles away. West Raleigh sits 6.8 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. You are close to a county edge here; who manages the access can change within a short drive. Ground round the water is easy walking in most parts.

• Where to Fish on Baker Pond

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Built water gives depth close in, which suits a bank angler. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Records held for Wake County cover bluegill, redbreast sunfish and green sunfish. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Baker Pond fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 79°F in July and bottom out at 40°F in January. The awkward stretch is midsummer, not midwinter. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to be out. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. Plan around that when you fish Baker Pond. Early and late in the day beat the middle for most of the year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Mapping shows parking within half a mile. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Should this one be busy, Shelley Lake is 1.9 miles off. None of that is settled for Baker Pond in what we hold.