Guist Creek Lake is a reservoir about five miles (8 km) east of Shelbyville, Kentucky. It was created in 1961 by impounding Guist Creek. The lake has of shoreline and is stocked annually with 7,900 channel catfish per year. Its average depth is , with the main channel averaging around in most of the lake. Its maximum depth is . Guist Creek Lake is in the Salt River drainage basin. Record fish Two Kentucky state record fish were taken from Guist Creek Lake: Bullhead catfish, 5 lb 3oz, caught by Harry Case on October 18, 1992 White catfish, 1 lb 9oz, caught by Charles Crain on May 3, 2004 Creel limits Channel catfish - must be over 12 inches (.3 m) All other species follow ky state regulations See also Geography of Louisville, Kentucky References External links 2006 Kentucky fishing forecast Infrastructure completed in 1961 Reservoirs in Kentucky Protected areas of Shelby County, Kentucky Bodies of water of Shelby County, Kentucky Salt River (Kentucky)