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Marquette County

Carp River

Michigan DNR logged 2 trout stocking dates at Carp River in 2026 so far, 6,259 fish in all. The latest was on May 26, 2026.

Michigan DNR data pulled . Latest record in the Michigan DNR data for any water: Oct 13, 2026.

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Carp River in numbers

fish stocked in 2026, through Nov 6
6,259
by the same date in 2025
6,648
in all of 2025
6,648
Stocking log

Every stocking record

Every trout and salmon release Michigan DNR lists for this water in the last two years, newest first, then yearly totals since 2020. Counts include small fish (fingerlings) as well as catchable trout; the average length tells them apart (the DNR records it in centimetres; it is shown here in inches). The site is the stocking point the DNR names within the water.

Last stocked, May 26, 20264,800Rainbow trout, avg 7.8 in
2026 · 6,259 fish on 2 dates
DateSpeciesFishSiteAvg. length
May 26Rainbow trout4,800 fish · Carp River4,800Carp River7.8 in
May 15Brook trout730 fish · Site: Carp River-CR 492 (Maas St.)730Carp River-CR 492 (Maas St.)8.6 in
May 15Brook trout729 fish · Negaunee, North Road729Negaunee, North Road8.6 in
2025 · 6,648 fish on 2 dates
DateSpeciesFishSiteAvg. length
May 16Brook trout825 fish · Highway M-35825Highway M-358.7 in
May 16Brook trout823 fish · Site: Carp River-CR 492 (Maas St.)823Carp River-CR 492 (Maas St.)8.7 in
Apr 30Rainbow trout5,000 fish · Carp River5,000Carp River7.1 in
Every year since 2020
YearStocking datesFish
202626,259
202526,648
202425,900
202325,890
2022214,897
202111,723
2020255,391
2020 – 2026

Trout stocked each year

2026 is outlined because the year is not over. The tallest full year is yellow. Counts include fingerlings. Records start in 2020.

  1. 55k2020: 55,391 fish
  2. 1.7k2021: 1,723 fish
  3. 15k2022: 14,897 fish
  4. 5.9k2023: 5,890 fish
  5. 5.9k2024: 5,900 fish
  6. 6.6k2025: 6,648 fish
  7. 6.3k2026: 6,259 fish

What is stocked here

All records since 2020
SpeciesFishShare
Rainbow trout86,48189%
Brook trout10,22711%

Where it is

Michigan trout stockingAll Marquette County watersRecently stocked in Michigan

No single map point is given for this water in the USGS names database, so no map is shown.

Also in Marquette County: Escanaba River, Sporley Lake, Brocky Lake, Lake Angeline, Twin Lake, Warner Creek, Yellow Dog River, Chocolay River.

Source: DNR fish stocking database, Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Pulled . Check the agency and the current fishing rules before you go.