River · Marquette, Michigan
Carp River
At a glance
Who lives here
- Brook trout Salvelinus fontinalisStocked · 2026 · Fish stocking: Michigan Department of Natural Resources (Fish Stocking Database)
- Chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytschaStocked · 2016 · Fish stocking: Michigan Department of Natural Resources (Fish Stocking Database)
- Rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykissStocked · 2026 · Fish stocking: Michigan Department of Natural Resources (Fish Stocking Database)
Not listed doesn't mean no fish.
Stocking
| Year | Species | Stage | Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 2026 | Rainbow trout | 4,800 | |
| May 15, 2026 | Brook trout | 730 | |
| May 15, 2026 | Brook trout | 729 | |
| May 16, 2025 | Brook trout | 825 | |
| May 16, 2025 | Brook trout | 823 | |
| Apr 30, 2025 | Rainbow trout | 5,000 | |
| May 9, 2024 | Brook trout | 900 | |
| Apr 18, 2024 | Rainbow trout | 5,000 | |
| May 17, 2023 | Brook trout | 900 | |
| Apr 11, 2023 | Rainbow trout | 4,990 | |
| May 9, 2022 | Brook trout | 900 | |
| May 9, 2022 | Brook trout | 900 | |
| Apr 20, 2022 | Rainbow trout | 13,097 | |
| Apr 12, 2021 | Brook trout | 863 | |
| Apr 12, 2021 | Brook trout | 860 | |
| Apr 8, 2020 | Brook trout | 898 | |
| Apr 8, 2020 | Brook trout | 899 | |
| Apr 8, 2020 | Rainbow trout | 13,400 | |
| Apr 8, 2020 | Rainbow trout | 13,399 | |
| Apr 7, 2020 | Rainbow trout | 13,397 |
As the agency publishes it. Newest first: 20 of 41.
Getting on the water
No public access site is listed for this water yet.
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.
The 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
What's biting
Not enough anglers have shared catches here lately. A species shows for a week once at least 5 anglers share catches of it.
From anglers who chose to share their catches in HuntGrid Fishing, each counted once, counts rounded to the nearest 5, published 3 days after the week ends and never changed. Never a spot, time or name.
About this page
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)
- Fish stocking: Michigan Department of Natural Resources (Fish Stocking Database) · State of Michigan open data terms (https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=fc7739be5f5247e7bf7f2c6bc9471140, read 2026-10-19): "This dataset is a public record and, as more fully described below, there are no restrictions on the use, reproduction, or distribution of this dataset." The terms also carry a release of claims and an unlimited indemnity, accepted under the owner's 2026-10-19 rule. Credit the agency; remove the layer if the agency asks.
The outline is drawn from the official water data credited above, without a basemap. These pages show no angler's catches, spots or tracks.