Pay lakes in Nevada

It depends. No Nevada fishing license is needed at a private pond whose fish are held under an NDOW commercial or noncommercial live-wildlife possession license, if the whole shoreline is on the licensee's private property and the pond is not connected to a natural watercourse.

"A person is not required to obtain or possess a fishing license, fishing permit or stamp to take fish if: (a) The person is fishing in a privately owned lake or pond that contains fish that were lawfully acquired and planted in the lake or pond, and are possessed under the authority of a license for either the commercial or noncommercial possession of live wildlife; (b) The entire shoreline of the lake or pond, when measured at its high-water mark, is located on private property owned, managed or leased by a licensee; and (c) The lake or pond is not directly connected at the entrance or outflow of the lake or pond to any natural watercourse."

Source: NAC 504.4597, checked November 2026. Compare every state on our pay lake license rules page.