Sunset Lake

Fishing and stocking

Lake trout and rainbow trout water; 2 stockings on the 2026 record, all in April. A 205-acre lake, and one of 22 stocked waters on the Rutland County record.

Rutland County · Vermont · see it on the national map

last stocked Apr 27 179 days ago

best window 9:52-11:52 pm solunar major today

2 stockings 2026

2,506 fish reported

205 acres (NHD)

The year here

stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details

What swims here

Lake trout 1 stocking

Rainbow trout 1 stocking

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
Apr 13	Lake trout		506	completed
Apr 27	Rainbow trout		2,000	completed

When to fish Sunset Lake

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:29-11:29 am and 9:52-11:52 pm	3:45-4:45 am and 4:01-5:01 pm
Tomorrow	10:15 am-12:15 pm and 10:39 pm-12:39 am	4:57-5:57 am and 4:22-5:22 pm

Moon: waxing gibbous, 92% lit. These are solunar periods, the traditional feeding-time theory: majors around the moon's transit overhead and underfoot, minors around moonrise and moonset. Theory, not a measurement. Times are Eastern Time (EDT).

What the record actually says

Last stocked Apr 27

Computed this evening, Oct 23 · Vermont fishing forecast

Gear for this water

It has been a while since the trucks came. The holdovers have spread out and wised up; downsize and fish natural.

For the trout (lake trout stocked 1 time here in 2026, stillwater)

Small crankbaits	trout-pattern cranks trolled or slow-retrieved off points
Slip bobber and jig	1/32 oz marabou jig or waxworm suspended at cruising depth
Ultralight spinning rod	6 to 7 ft ultralight, 4 lb line; long casts from the bank

Suggestions follow from what the state actually stocks here and what kind of water it is, nothing else. No sponsored placements.

Nearby stocked waters

The closest waters with stocking pages of their own, straight-line miles from this one.

Water	Distance	Most recent
Black Pond	4.3 mi	Apr 15
Glen Lake	6.6 mi	Apr 21
Lake Bomoseen	8.8 mi	Jun 2
Neshobe River	9.2 mi	May 1
Poultney River	9.7 mi	May 5

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Records from Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department (official page). Placement from USGS GNIS and the National Hydrography Dataset. Schedules change without notice. Seasons, limits, and licenses: Vermont fishing regulations.