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Old 09-27-2020, 09:04 PM
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Originally Posted by sowilts View Post
Greetings, I have water behind our home and I believe it is used for Landscape Sprinklers. Is fishing allowed? From the Fishing rules it stated one cannot cross private property or Golf Courses.

Cheers, steve
Nope if you have the typical layout. Here is the key rule:

Fishermen may fish in any lake, canal or stream, whether natural or man-made,
which can be reached without crossing over or trespassing upon any privately
owned property or golf courses

This definition includes your own property as private property. So if a stranger would have to cross your property to reach the pond it is a no fishing pond. The only ponds which are open for fishing are those that typically are on a major road.

If you go to the link given in #2 you can see the list of ponds where you may fish. If it isn't on that list, then no fishing is permitted.
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