Asian Carp

The Asian Carp is a catchall name for species of Bighead, Grass, Black, and Silver carp that come from southeast Asia. Silver carp are threat to all boaters because they are huge, hard-headed, beasts that will jump out of the water when startled by things such as motor boats engines, or even a paddle from a row boat.

People are desperately trying to keep Asian Carp out of the Great Lakes (Michigan, Huron, Erie, Superior, and Ontario) but a Bighead carp was found just five miles away from Lake Michigan.