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Gun Lake

📍 Barry County, Michigan

West Michigan's best largemouth bass lake. Regular MDNR stocking program. Also holds walleye and panfish.

2,680
Acres
65 ft
Max depth
45
Fish species
3
Boat launches
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Public access
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🐟 Fish Species in Gun Lake

Largemouth Bass Excellent
Micropterus salmoides
Black Crappie Good
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Bluegill Good
Lepomis macrochirus
Muskellunge Good
Esox masquinongy
Smallmouth Bass Good
Micropterus dolomieu
Walleye Good
Sander vitreus
White Crappie Good
Pomoxis annularis
Yellow Perch Good
Perca flavescens
Northern Pike Fair
Esox lucius
Gizzard Shad Good
Dorosoma cepedianum
Golden Shiner Good
Notemigonus crysoleucas
Redear Sunfish Good
Lepomis microlophus
Green Sunfish Good
Lepomis cyanellus
Pumpkinseed Good
Lepomis gibbosus
Rock Bass Good
Ambloplites rupestris
Yellow Bullhead Fair
Ameiurus natalis
Blackstripe Topminnow Good
Fundulus notatus
Bluntnose Minnow Good
Pimephales notatus
Brook Silverside Good
Labidesthes sicculus
Central Mudminnow Good
Umbra limi
Common Shiner Good
Luxilus cornutus
Deepwater Sculpin Good
Myoxocephalus thompsonii
Emerald Shiner Good
Notropis atherinoides
Fathead Minnow Good
Pimephales promelas
Ghost Shiner Good
Notropis buchanani
Golden Redhorse Good
Moxostoma erythrurum
Goldfish Good
Carassius auratus
Lake Chubsucker Good
Erimyzon sucetta
Mimic Shiner Good
Notropis volucellus
Pugnose Minnow Good
Opsopoeodus emiliae
Quillback Good
Carpiodes cyprinus
Redfin Shiner Good
Lythrurus umbratilis
Sand Shiner Good
Notropis stramineus
Shorthead Redhorse Good
Moxostoma macrolepidotum
Silver Chub Good
Macrhybopsis storeriana
Silver Redhorse Good
Moxostoma anisurum
Spoonhead Sculpin Good
Cottus ricei
Spotfin Shiner Good
Cyprinella spiloptera
Spottail Shiner Good
Notropis hudsonius
Spotted Sucker Good
Minytrema melanops
Starhead Topminnow Good
Fundulus dispar
Trout-Perch Good
Percopsis omiscomaycus
Western Banded Killifish Good
Fundulus diaphanus
Western Creek Chubsucker Good
Erimyzon oblongus
White Sucker Good
Catostomus commersonii
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📋 Gun Lake Stocking Records

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Jun 3, 2022 Walleye 15,781 1.3"
Nov 3, 2021 Walleye 1,000 6.1"
May 30, 2021 Walleye 12,689 1.3"
May 29, 2021 Walleye 14,915 1.3"
May 28, 2021 Walleye 817 1.3"
Oct 28, 2020 Walleye 1,000 6.0"
Nov 1, 2019 Walleye 1,000 7.5"
Jun 11, 2019 Walleye 22,355 1.3"
Jun 9, 2019 Walleye 11,965 1.2"
Jun 8, 2019 Walleye 21,739 1.2"
Jun 7, 2019 Walleye 16,558 1.3"
Oct 30, 2018 Walleye 1,000 7.0"

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📅 Stocking Forecast

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📅 Best Time to Fish Gun Lake

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⚓ Boat Launches

Gun Lake State Park - South Ramp
📍 2590 W M-179, Shelbyville, MI 49344
Paved ramp Fee: DNR Rec Passport or $9/day 40 parking spots
Restrooms, beach, picnic area
⚠ Good condition, 2 lanes
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Gun Lake State Park Launch
📍 2724 W M-179, Yankee Springs, MI 49097
Paved ramp Fee: State park pass or day fee 80 parking spots
Restrooms, beach, camping, fish cleaning station
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Gun Lake Township Launch
📍 Patterson Rd, Shelbyville, MI 49344
Paved ramp Free 35 parking spots
Restrooms, dock
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📏 Fishing Regulations

Regulations locked Size limits, daily bag limits, and seasonal rules for every species in this lake.
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🌤 Current Gun Lake Conditions

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🔗 Resources

📋 DNR Stocking Database 📖 Michigan Fishing Guide (PDF) 🗺 View on Map 📍 Google Maps 🎣 Log a catch here