"Certain regulations apply to ponds stocked with fish from the state hatchery. All this is in Oklahoma."
Same in Kansas. Bookoo regulations and have to let people fish your pond in Kansas.
That is why almost no one uses state hatchery fish in Kansas. The regulations are so onerous no one wants to abide by them.
It is my understanding for Kansas, in a private pond that does not have a stream running into or out of the pond, stocked with private raised fish, is considered the same as a pen of hogs or a lot of cattle. They are the property owners livestock.
That means we can harvest any amount any way we choose. No fishing license needed. If I fish the tiny seasonal creek that runs behind my pond, I need a license. If I fish my pond I don't.
That is my understanding but I am not a lawyer so some F&G guy may inform me otherwise some day.
Personally I think states competing with private suppliers is wrong and should be eliminated as it has in many states. I.e., in my state of Indiana the state hatcheries only raise fish for public waters, and in some states I hear there is a push to contract that out to private farms. Typically private farms can do it more cost effectively.
