Massive Goldfish Found In South Carolina Lake

It seems they grow their goldfish big in South Carolina reports Fox News. Greenville County park officials say a lake study turned up a 9-pound goldfish! What the!!? My goldfish were tiny and dead haha. The huge goldfish was found in Oak Grove Lake during some recent testing at lakes around the county.

Ty Houck, with Greenville County Parks, Recreation & Tourism, said a specialist was conducting a practice called "electrofishing." Electrofishing stuns the fish but does not harm them. It causes them to float to the surface so they can measure and study the fish population.

In addition to the goldfish, a 4.5-pound largemouth bass was also found in the lake. Goldfish are not native to South Carolina lakes, but Houck said it is not invasive or causing issues so it was released back into the lake.