The Frankenstein Fish

The Asian carp native to north and northeast Asia. It was introduced to North America in the 1970s to control algae growth in aquaculture and municipal wastewater treatment facilities. They escaped from captivity soon after their importation. They are considered a highly invasive species and by 2003 had spread into the Mississippi, Illinois, Ohio and Missouri rivers and many of their tributaries in the US. They are now (April 2007) abundant in the Mississippi River watershed from Louisiana to South Dakota and Illinois. 

 

Very Very Dangerous

The silver carp has an aggressive tendency to leap from the water and bite. They can grow to over 60 lb, and can leap 10 ft in the air. Many boaters traveling in uncovered high-speed watercraft have been injured by running into the fish while at speed. In 2003 a woman jet-skiing was almost killed by this vicious monster.

More Attacks

A teenage boy from Arkansas was attacked and it broke his jaw.  Seth Russell, 15, of Crossett, was cruising Lake Chicot on a large inner tube towed by a boat when a Silver Asian carp leaped from the water and bit him in the face. Seth was knocked unconscious.
 
The teen has had oral surgery to wire several teeth together and still experiences back pain that doctors attribute to whiplash from the high-speed collision, his mother said.  6
 

Swamp Guides Talk Of A Monster Carp

It seems that there were some farm raised and let loose it the swamps. A local guidesays he has seen a 150 pounder. 

A Small Town Is Afraid

If someone cross-bred these things with a giant Texas catfish than you are talking about a 250 pound fish that could eat a child. The fear lies in the fact that these fish are aggressive.