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Diddles Paylake

2530 Guelat Ave, Louisville, KY 40216
Shively area, southwest Louisville, off Dover Road.

Confirmed via: Lake's own website

Its own site describes two stocked ponds and a bait house. A WHAS Crusade event page confirms a 2026 event at "Diddles Paylake".

Season status: Hosted a public charity tournament April 25, 2026. Current status unknown. Call ahead.

Price

Not published. Call ahead.

Price per pound: Not published (no per-pound pricing found).

No regular price published. A charity tournament hosted there on April 25, 2026 charged $25 to fish, but that was an event price.

Checked Nov 9, 2026

Stocking & species

Last stocking: No stocking date published. Call ahead.
Species: Not published. Call ahead.

Its site says it has two ponds, both stocked every other day. Species and dates aren't listed. A testimonial calls the front lake the big-fish 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

Its site lists "24/7 - Always Open!" Call to confirm.

Night fishing: Yes
Night hours: Listed as 24/7 on its site.

Tournaments & jackpots

Yes. Its site mentions a sun-to-sun big-fish tournament on the front lake. The Pleasure Ridge Park Fire 5th Annual "Day at the Lake" for the WHAS Crusade for Children was held there April 25, 2026 ($25 to fish).

Earlier in 2026

Apr 25, 2026: PRP Fire 5th Annual "Day at the Lake" (WHAS Crusade for Children), entry $25 to fish

Sources

Diddles Paylake website (areafish.com) (operator-site, read Nov 9, 2026)
WHAS Crusade for Children: PRP FD 5th Annual Day at the Lake (Apr. 25, 2026) (event, 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 Something wrong or out of date?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.