Sunset Lake
VT · Windham
- Stocked
- 97.6 acres mapped (USGS NHD)
- 2.1 miles of shoreline
The pin marks the middle of the water, for directions. The shoreline on the map comes from USGS NHD.
At a glance
- Acres
- 97.6 acres
- Shoreline
- 2.1 miles of shoreline
- County
- Windham County
- Last stocked
- May 1, 2026
- Species
- Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Lake Trout
Conditions
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Stocking history
| Species | Qty | Size | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 600 | 9.2" (YR) | 05-01-2026 |
| Rainbow Trout | 300 | 15" (2YR) | 04-29-2026 |
| Rainbow Trout | 2000 | 9.6" (YR) | 04-27-2026 |
| Brook Trout | 1000 | 15.8" (2YR), 9.8" (YR) | 04-23-2026 |
| Lake Trout | 506 | 6.6" (YR) | 04-13-2026 |
| Rainbow Trout | 350 | 14.7" (BR) | 10-07-2025 |
| Rainbow Trout | 180 | 14.25" (2YR) | 05-12-2025 |
| Rainbow Trout | 150 | 14.25" (2YR) | 04-24-2025 |
| Brook Trout | 602 | 9.14" (YR) | 04-17-2025 |
| Lake Trout | 708 | 7.1" (YR) | 04-16-2025 |
| Brook Trout | 200 | 15.7" (2YR) | 04-10-2025 |
| Rainbow Trout | 800 | 9.8" (YR) | 04-10-2025 |
| Rainbow Trout | 2000 | 11.1" (YR) | 04-07-2025 |
Gear for the fish stocked here
Rainbow Trout
Rod: Light or ultralight spinning rod, about 4.5 to 8.5 feet; 5 to 6.5 feet suits stocked ponds.
Line: 4 to 10 lb monofilament, with 6 to 8 lb a good middle. Go lighter in clear water.
Baits: worms or cut nightcrawlers, salmon eggs, kernel corn
Lures: small inline spinners, small spoons, curly tail jigs and grubs
Brook Trout
Rod: Fairly light spinning or spincast rod, the same light gear used for other trout.
Line: 4 to 6 lb test.
Baits: worms, crickets, grasshoppers
Lures: small spoons, small spinners, small jigs
Lake Trout
Rod: Medium spinning rod for casting and bottom fishing. Medium-heavy to heavy rod for deep jigging. For trolling, 8 to 10.5 foot medium to medium-heavy rods.
Line: For downrigger trolling, 250 to 400 yards of 15 lb mono, or 30 lb braid with a six-foot, 17 lb mono leader.
Baits: dead ciscoes or smelt, minnows
Lures: trolling spoons, heavy jigs and jigging spoons, flasher and fly combinations
Likely species (watershed)
Blacknose Dace, Bluntnose Minnow, Brown Trout, Chain Pickerel, Creek Chub, Eastern Silvery Minnow, Golden Shiner, Longnose Dace, Mimic Shiner, Northern Redbelly Dace, Rosyface Shiner, Spottail Shiner, Tessellated Darter
Likely species come from USGS Aquatic GAP ranges for the whole watershed (HUC8). They show what may be here, not a count of this water.
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Some stocking records are adapted from LurePassion (formerly lurepassion.com) (normalized and matched to our waters), licensed CC BY 4.0. State agencies retain their own terms for the underlying records.