Did you know a tiny town in Arkansas is home to the largest freshwater hatchery of goldfish in the United States?. Pool Fisheries is a family-owned company in Lonoke, Arkansas 20 miles east of Little Rock has been in business since 1959, the goldfish farm produces 275 million goldfish every year making it not only the largest in the United States but in the world. This multi-generational family-run business started with raising minnows, then goldfish, and now producing more exotic species such as koi, tadpoles, and turtles. More than 1,500 stores in the U.S. and Canada get their goldfish from the Lonoke County Pool Fisheries.