Au Sable River

Overview

Fish

• Common carp Cyprinus carpioReported · 2024 · Nonindigenous species occurrences: U.S. Geological Survey, Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database, via GBIF (CC0 1.0)
• Goldfish Carassius auratusReported · 2024 · Nonindigenous species occurrences: U.S. Geological Survey, Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database, via GBIF (CC0 1.0)
• Rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykissReported · 2022 · Nonindigenous species occurrences: U.S. Geological Survey, Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database, via GBIF (CC0 1.0)
• Round goby Neogobius melanostomusReported · 2024 · Nonindigenous species occurrences: U.S. Geological Survey, Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database, via GBIF (CC0 1.0)

Not listed doesn't mean no fish.

Rules

Summary, not the law. Check the official regulations before you fish.

HuntGrid has no rules for this water yet.

Official regulations: Michigan Department of Natural Resources

Public access

• Loud's Rest StopBoat launch · USDA Forest Service, INFRA Recreation Sites
• Whirlpool AccessBoat launch · USDA Forest Service, INFRA Recreation Sites
• Sawmill Point AccessBoat launch · USDA Forest Service, INFRA Recreation Sites
• Mckinley Landing AccessBoat launch · USDA Forest Service, INFRA Recreation Sites
• Pine Acres AccessBoat launch · USDA Forest Service, INFRA Recreation Sites
• Mio Pond T-DockBoat launch · Michigan Department of Natural Resources
• Parmalee Bridge State Forest CampgroundBoat launch · Michigan Department of Natural Resources
• Camp Ten BridgeBoat launch · Michigan Department of Natural Resources
• Comins FlatsBoat launch · Michigan Department of Natural Resources
• Lower Foote DamBoat launch · Michigan Department of Natural Resources
• M-33 Roadside ParkBoat launch · Michigan Department of Natural Resources
• McMasters BridgeBoat launch · Michigan Department of Natural Resources
• Au Sable River MouthBoat launch · Michigan Department of Natural Resources
• Thompsons Carry-in AccessCarry-in access · USDA Forest Service, INFRA Recreation Sites
• Bobcat Creek Carry-in AccessCarry-in access · USDA Forest Service, INFRA Recreation Sites
• 4001 Canoe Landing AccessCarry-in access · USDA Forest Service, INFRA Recreation Sites
• Keystone Landing State Forest CampgroundCarry-in access · Michigan Department of Natural Resources
• Burtons Landing State Forest CampgroundCarry-in access · Michigan Department of Natural Resources
• Connors FlatsCarry-in access · Michigan Department of Natural Resources
• WhirlpoolCarry-in access · Michigan Department of Natural Resources

Listed by public agencies. A listed site doesn't make the water or its shore open to fishing: when in doubt, it's unknown. Check signs and local rules.

Sources and licences

• U.S. Geological Survey, National Hydrography Dataset Plus High Resolution (NHDPlus HR); U.S. Census Bureau, TIGER/Line® Shapefiles 2025: counties and states · Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. §105)
• Nonindigenous species occurrences: U.S. Geological Survey, Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database, via GBIF (CC0 1.0) · CC0 1.0 Universal (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/, checked 2026-10-18): the USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database is published through GBIF as "no copyright" — "The person who associated a work with this deed has dedicated the work to the public domain by waiving all of his or her rights to the work worldwide under copyright law". GBIF dataset d6cc311c-c5ab-4f23-9a20-10514f9eb9c4, licence CC0_1_0; cite U.S. Geological Survey, Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database.
• USDA Forest Service, INFRA Recreation Sites · CC BY 4.0 (data.gov listing); US Government work
• Michigan Department of Natural Resources · No restrictions on the use, reproduction, or distribution (State of Michigan public record)
• NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Great Lakes bathymetry) · Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. §105; NCEI: "not subject to copyright protection"; data.gov: CC0 1.0)

The outline is drawn from the official water data credited above, without a basemap. These pages show no angler's catches, spots or tracks.