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Reel Time Paylake (formerly Whipple Road Lake / Catfish Haven)
7208 Whipple Rd, Louisville, KY 40272
Valley Station, southwest Jefferson County. Historic pay lake (Catfish Haven, then Whipple Road Lake in 2025). Sold in Jan. 2026; now run alongside Reel Time Bar & Restaurant.
Call (502) 378-5253 · Facebook · Map
Confirmed via: Lake's own Facebook posts
Lower confidence. The Jan. 8, 2026 post on the old Whipple Road Lake page said the lake had been sold to new owners and pointed to a new page, and the same page later promoted Reel Time Bar & Restaurant. Reel Time's own Facebook page lists "Paylake Hours". A May 2026 Yelp review says Reel Time replaced Catfish Haven and you can still fish the lake. Louisville Metro renewed Reel Time's annual alcohol license (Oct. 2026). We could read the Facebook pages only through public mirror sites.
Price
Not published. Call ahead.
Price per pound: Not published (no per-pound pricing found).
No published fishing price found. Call ahead.
Checked Nov 9, 2026
Stocking & species
- Last stocking
- No stocking date published. Call ahead.
- Species
- Not published. Call ahead.
No stocking information published by the current operator. Under the 2025 owner it was promoted as a catfish pay lake.
Keep or release
Not published. Call ahead.
Fishing license
License or operator permit (state rule)
Kentucky law (KRS 150.660): anyone fishing a pay lake licensed by Kentucky Fish & Wildlife needs either a Kentucky fishing license or a free pay-lake permit issued by the operator. This lake has not published its state license status. Ask at the bait house.
Hours & night fishing
The Reel Time Facebook page lists paylake hours as Monday to Sunday, 9am to 10pm, "subject to change." A post on Oct. 28, 2026 cut the business's hours: closed Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday; opening at 2pm Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. It doesn't say whether that applies to the lake. Call to confirm.
- Night fishing
- Not published. Call ahead.
- Night hours
- The listed paylake hours end at 10pm. Overnight fishing not mentioned by the current operator.
Tournaments & jackpots
Not published. Call ahead.
No dated or recurring events published that we could read.
Sources
- Reel Time Bar & Restaurant Facebook page (public mirror): paylake hours, posts through Nov. 1, 2026 (operator-social, read Nov 9, 2026)
- Whipple Road Lake Facebook page (public mirror): Jan. 8, 2026 sale post (operator-social, read Nov 9, 2026)
- Roadtrippers listing with Yelp reviews (May 2026 review: Reel Time replaced Catfish Haven; lake still fishable) (listing, read Nov 9, 2026)
- Nosy Nelly: Reel Time alcohol license renewal (Oct. 2, 2026) (listing, read Nov 9, 2026)
- Louisville Metro District 14 eNews: Whipple Road Lake grand opening (May 2025) (official, read Nov 9, 2026)
- Coordinates: OpenStreetMap Nominatim geocode of street address (geocode, read Nov 9, 2026)
- KRS 150.660 Establishment of pay lakes (Kentucky Legislature) (official, read Nov 9, 2026)
- Kentucky Fishing & Boating Guide (KDFWR), Pay Lakes section (official, read Nov 9, 2026)
Record updated Nov 9, 2026. Something wrong or out of date? Suggest a correction.