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See ‘violent’ invasive Asian carp’s impact near the Great Lakes

March 21, 2026, 10:46 a.m. ET

Participants attempt to catch invasive Asian carp in nets as they compete in Betty DeFord’s Original Redneck Fishin’ Tournament in the Illinois River on August 03, 2024 in Bath, Illinois. The annual fishing tournament targets the carp, also known as silver carp. The destructive fish, which can weigh up to 100 pounds, can be hazardous to boaters because of the propensity of the fish to leap up to 10 feet out of the water when spooked by vibrations from boat motors.

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Silver carp and grass carp caught by Dave Buchanan and Clint Carter on the Illinois River in Chillicothe, Ill., Feb. 3, 2021.

Junfu Han, Detroit Free Press

Adam Carney pilots the boat as a team member brings in a fish during Betty DeFord’s Original Redneck Fishin’ Tournament on August 03, 2024 in Bath, Illinois. The annual tournament targets carp (also known as copi or silver carp), a massive, invasive species known to leap out of the water when startled.

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Participants attempt to catch Asian carp in nets as they compete in Betty DeFord’s Original Redneck Fishin’ Tournament in the Illinois River on August 03, 2024 in Bath, Illinois. The annual fishing tournament targets carp (also known as copi or silver carp), an invasive species.

Scott Olson, Getty Images

Kassie Stuckemeyer goes after a fish during Betty DeFord’s Original Redneck Fishin’ Tournament on August 03, 2024 in Bath, Illinois. The annual fishing tournament targets Asian carp (also known as copi or silver carp) which is an invasive species in the Illinois river that has been destructive to the natural ecosystem and hazardous to boaters because of the propensity of the fish to leap up to 10 feet out of the water when spooked by vibrations from boat motors.

Scott Olson, Getty Images

Asian carps jump on the surface of Illinois River due to the vibrations of Captain Nate Wallick’s aluminum boat, during a hunt for Asian carp with bow and arrow on the Illinois River near Lacon, Illinois, U.S., September 14, 2019. Picture taken September 14, 2019.

NICK PFOSI, REUTERS

Participants attempt to catch invasive Asian carp in nets as they compete in Betty DeFord’s Original Redneck Fishin’ Tournament in the Illinois River on August 03, 2024 in Bath, Illinois.

Scott Olson, Getty Images

Dave Buchanan takes grass carps off the fishing net for loading on the boat on the Illinois River in Chillicothe, Illinois., Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. Grass carp is among four species of invasive Asian carp found in U.S. waters.

Junfu Han

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March 21, 2026, 10:46 a.m. ET
Participants attempt to catch invasive Asian carp in nets as they compete in Betty DeFord’s Original Redneck Fishin’ Tournament in the Illinois River on August 03, 2024 in Bath, Illinois. The annual fishing tournament targets the carp, also known as silver carp. The destructive fish, which can weigh up to 100 pounds, can be hazardous to boaters because of the propensity of the fish to leap up to 10 feet out of the water when spooked by vibrations from boat motors.

Silver carp and grass carp caught by Dave Buchanan and Clint Carter on the Illinois River in Chillicothe, Ill., Feb. 3, 2021.
Adam Carney pilots the boat as a team member brings in a fish during Betty DeFord’s Original Redneck Fishin’ Tournament on August 03, 2024 in Bath, Illinois. The annual tournament targets carp (also known as copi or silver carp), a massive, invasive species known to leap out of the water when startled.

Participants attempt to catch Asian carp in nets as they compete in Betty DeFord’s Original Redneck Fishin’ Tournament in the Illinois River on August 03, 2024 in Bath, Illinois. The annual fishing tournament targets carp (also known as copi or silver carp), an invasive species.
Kassie Stuckemeyer goes after a fish during Betty DeFord’s Original Redneck Fishin’ Tournament on August 03, 2024 in Bath, Illinois. The annual fishing tournament targets Asian carp (also known as copi or silver carp) which is an invasive species in the Illinois river that has been destructive to the natural ecosystem and hazardous to boaters because of the propensity of the fish to leap up to 10 feet out of the water when spooked by vibrations from boat motors.

Asian carps jump on the surface of Illinois River due to the vibrations of Captain Nate Wallick’s aluminum boat, during a hunt for Asian carp with bow and arrow on the Illinois River near Lacon, Illinois, U.S., September 14, 2019. Picture taken September 14, 2019.
Participants attempt to catch invasive Asian carp in nets as they compete in Betty DeFord’s Original Redneck Fishin’ Tournament in the Illinois River on August 03, 2024 in Bath, Illinois.

Dave Buchanan takes grass carps off the fishing net for loading on the boat on the Illinois River in Chillicothe, Illinois., Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. Grass carp is among four species of invasive Asian carp found in U.S. waters.

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