Funnily enough I just did this with a fairly small private pond owned (supposedly) by a Homeowner's Association. I paid for a temporary pass since I am not a Homeowner. Yesterday I went to fish the pond for the first time.

I had a pretty good day with the fish, not so good with a neighbour. He came out to his back yard and introduced himself as a self-professed jerk and promptly asked me to get off his land. I told him about my pass but he was adamant I had to move, even threatened to call the police.

Now I need to decide whether I need to request a refund or stick it out and see if the pond is still fishable once all the reeds around the edge recede.

Bottom line here is: Be sure to check and double check what your lease/pass entitles you to.

DAVE