OBION COUNTY, Tenn.---They've bloodied noses, bruised backs, and have nearly everyone living near a local lake talking.
Asian Carp are taking over Reelfoot Lake in Tennessee and other bodies of water.
Fish and wildlife officers say the fish are dangerous and could even be deadly.
Wildlife officials say recent floods caused the Asian Carp to migrate from ponds to the lake.  They're reproducing at a rapid pace and easily frightened by boats.  When they get scared they jump, which almost always frightens and sometimes injures the boaters.

Eddie Fickle, says the attacks are  frightening.

He said the Asian Carp here on Reelfoot lake are huge, weighing 20 pounds or more, and he set out to prove it.

We got on his boat and kept a close eye on the extremely shallow water, hitting all the Asian Carp hot spots.  We kept the camera rolling as Fickle stopped the boat to warn us that if hit, it would hurt and the smell is just as bad.

"It's shocking how bad the smell, it really is shocking," Fickle said.

We take off again.   But the carp must be camera shy.

Fish and wildlife officials tell is Asian Carp is a delicacy in China and the pests can be used in cat and dog food, so fish and wildlife officers want people to professionally fish. Right now the profit is not there so people like Fickle are stuck.

Fickle spots one just beneath the surface, he follows it into the lilly pads but the fish never jumps. Instead Fickle hits a stump, the motor dies, and he has to row all the way back.   When it comes to these fish, Fickle can't win.

Fickle thinks the fish aren't just camera shy, but on a serious note, as the water gets cooler the fish become less active.  Wildlife management officials said the only thing they could say to boater is to slow down when boating.  The fisherman with the biggest injuries were the ones who were traveling fast.
A fish and wildlife spokesperson tells us they have not found a way to effectively remove all the Asian Carp and aren't sure what the future holds.