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Sunset Lake

Town: 43N 20 records Last reported: September 28, 2021

Last reported stocking

The latest reported stocking at Sunset Lake was on September 28, 2021: 5,500 Walleye (7.5 in avg).

Record last checked: . This is not a stocking date.

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Source: Michigan Department of Natural Resources.

A schedule is a plan, not confirmation that fish were released. Stocking records do not guarantee fish are still available.

No current or upcoming schedule is in this archive. Check the official report before choosing a trip date.

County
Iron
Town
43N
Species on record
Walleye, Yellow Perch, Spottail shiner, Golden shiner
Records
20 records
Official source
Michigan Department of Natural Resources report

Location map

Sunset Lake location context

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Agency records

Stocking history

20 records from May 24, 1979 to September 28, 2021. Open a year to browse its records; scroll tables sideways for all columns. Scheduled means planned, even when the date has passed. Blank fields mean the source did not publish that detail.

2021 1 record
2021 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
September 28, 2021 reported Walleye5,5007.5 in avg Private Plant (under permit) Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2019 1 record
2019 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 1, 2019 reported Walleye5,5007.28 in avg Private Plant (under permit) Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2018 1 record
2018 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
October 8, 2018 reported Walleye5,5007.8 in avg Private Plant (under permit) Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1999 1 record
1999 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 15, 1999 reported Walleye17,1911.42 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1997 1 record
1997 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
July 5, 1997 reported Walleye11,2522.09 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1993 1 record
1993 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 30, 1993 reported Walleye13,5001.42 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1991 3 records
1991 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 28, 1991 reported Walleye10,0001.81 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
June 11, 1991 reported Yellow Perch1,3395.51 in avg Transplant of Wild Fish Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 10, 1991 reported Yellow Perch2,8005.51 in avg Transplant of Wild Fish Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1990 2 records
1990 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 8, 1990 reported Spottail shiner51,1003.19 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 8, 1990 reported Yellow Perch35,8002.32 in avg Transplant of Wild Fish Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1989 2 records
1989 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 28, 1989 reported Walleye24,3301.85 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
June 9, 1989 reported Golden shiner13,0801.57 in avg Transplant of Wild Fish Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1987 1 record
1987 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
June 26, 1987 reported Walleye17,7001.93 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1985 2 records
1985 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
July 3, 1985 reported Walleye21,0001.77 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
May 20, 1985 reported Walleye500,0000.24 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1983 1 record
1983 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
July 24, 1983 reported Walleye885 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1982 1 record
1982 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
July 13, 1982 reported Walleye1,5972.05 in avg Marsh & Rearing Pond Release Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1980 1 record
1980 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 23, 1980 reported Walleye500,0000.31 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1979 1 record
1979 stocking records and official sources
Date / statusSpeciesFishSizeNotesSource
May 24, 1979 reported Walleye200,0000.31 in avg Michigan Department of Natural Resources

Records retain the dates, quantities, and status supplied by the linked agencies. An event missing here does not mean the water was not stocked - some plants go unreported or are published elsewhere.

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Data source: Michigan Department of Natural Resources. A record for this water was last checked on . This check date is not a stocking date.

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