Carp River
Fishing and stocking
Brook trout and rainbow trout water; 3 stockings on the 2026 record, all in May. One of 16 stocked waters on the Marquette County record.
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The year here
stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details
What swims here
Brook trout
Rainbow trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked Oct 14.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15 | Brook trout | adult | 730 | completed |
| May 15 | Brook trout | adult | 729 | completed |
| May 26 | Rainbow trout | adult | 4,800 | completed |
When to fish Carp River
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 10:28 am-12:28 pm and 10:50 pm-12:50 am | 4:44-5:44 am and 4:57-5:57 pm |
| Tomorrow | 11:14 am-1:14 pm | 5:59-6:59 am and 5:16-6:16 pm |
Moon: waxing gibbous, 92% lit. These are solunar periods, the traditional feeding-time theory: majors around the moon's transit overhead and underfoot, minors around moonrise and moonset. Theory, not a measurement. Times are Eastern Time (EDT).
What the record actually says
- Last stocked May 26
Computed this evening, Oct 23 · Michigan fishing forecast
Gear for this water
It has been a while since the trucks came. The holdovers have spread out and wised up; downsize and fish natural.
For the trout (brook trout stocked 2 times here in 2026, moving water)
| Drifted bait | single salmon egg or half a crawler under light split shot, rolled along the bottom |
| Small jerkbaits | floating minnows in the 2 to 3 inch class for the deeper bends |
| Waders or wet-wading boots | stocked stream fish stack in the obvious pools; getting to the next one is the edge |
Suggestions follow from what the state actually stocks here and what kind of water it is, nothing else. No sponsored placements.
Nearby stocked waters
The closest waters with stocking pages of their own, straight-line miles from this one.
| Water | Distance | Most recent |
|---|---|---|
| Chocolay River | 1.7 mi | May 28 |
| Strawberry Lake | 6.7 mi | May 15 |
| Warner Creek | 11 mi | May 19 |
| Big Trout Lake | 12 mi | May 4 |
| Sporley Lake | 13 mi | May 4 |
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