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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

✓

Public access

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🐟 Fish Species in Gun Lake

Micropterus salmoides

Pomoxis nigromaculatus

Lepomis macrochirus

Esox masquinongy

Micropterus dolomieu

Pomoxis annularis

Perca flavescens

Dorosoma cepedianum

Notemigonus crysoleucas

Lepomis microlophus

Lepomis cyanellus

Lepomis gibbosus

Ambloplites rupestris

Ameiurus natalis

Fundulus notatus

Pimephales notatus

Labidesthes sicculus

Luxilus cornutus

Myoxocephalus thompsonii

Notropis atherinoides

Pimephales promelas

Notropis buchanani

Moxostoma erythrurum

Carassius auratus

Erimyzon sucetta

Notropis volucellus

Opsopoeodus emiliae

Carpiodes cyprinus

Lythrurus umbratilis

Notropis stramineus

Moxostoma macrolepidotum

Macrhybopsis storeriana

Moxostoma anisurum

Cyprinella spiloptera

Notropis hudsonius

Minytrema melanops

Fundulus dispar

Percopsis omiscomaycus

Fundulus diaphanus

Erimyzon oblongus

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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📅 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

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

Gun Lake Township Launch

📍 Patterson Rd, Shelbyville, MI 49344

Paved ramp Free 35 parking spots

Restrooms, dock

📏 Fishing Regulations

Regulations locked Size limits, daily bag limits, and seasonal rules for every species in this lake.

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🔗 Resources

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