If I understand Kansas laws correctly (and I may not), I can let anyone fish in my private pond (assuming all the fish in it are private fish) without a license. Fish purchased and placed in private water are considered no different than cattle or pigs in a pen. I can harvest them any way I want and let anyone help me I want without a fishing license.
But if I understand it correctly, for me or anyone on my property to throw a hook and line in the little seasonal creek that runs behind my pond dam or our main local creek that runs through our property, a fishing license is required because we are in "public" waters.
So if I ever have a Pond Boss get together at my place, you all should not need to purchase Kansas fishing license to fish my pond. But if the game warden comes and hauls you all off, I'll claim complete ignorance.
Which will not be far from the truth.
