Do you need a license to fish in a private pond in Texas?
According to the state of Texas, private ponds don't require a license to fish, Werner said.
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In Texas, anglers who fish privately owned water bodies are not required to hold a state fishing license. That covers a lot of water - the thousands of stock tanks, farm ponds, subdivision lakes or other impoundments wholly owned by private landowners. No license is required to fish those waters.