Fishing Sunset Lake in Norfolk County, Massachusetts

• Overview

  Look for Sunset Lake in the Norfolk County part of Massachusetts. It lies 98 feet above sea level. The water covers some 62 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The bank runs about 1.1 miles all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. Size puts it in the front rank of our Norfolk County list. Supplies mean a trip to Braintree, 0.6 miles off. Beyond it, Randolph at 3.2 miles and Holbrook at 3.3 miles. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Sunset Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Across Norfolk County, recorded fish include bluegill, pumpkinseed, chain pickerel, yellow perch and redfin pickerel. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Sunset Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 73°F, the coldest about 27°F. The calendar is generous: something works in nearly every month. In milder years the edges alone go, and the middle never sets. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. That shapes the year on Sunset Lake. A rising level usually fishes better than a falling one.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. You can launch: the ramp is half a mile away. A car park sits roughly half a mile away. A pier or jetty stands 0.9 miles away, which helps on a crowded bank. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Should this one be busy, Old Quincy Reservoir is 1.1 miles off. Nothing here settles the position at Sunset Lake for certain.