its a private lake, so i dont need a license correct? i cant afford my 2010 license yet but i have access and permission for jobs and am itching to go. thanks.

I`d go and not worry about it...

If it's a private lake that is not owned by you, and it does not have a private waters permit, you need a license.

Places that offer fishing to the public without a license are registered as private waters. If you own the entire waterbody it's the same as your own property. Here's the applicable statutes:

Section 26-1 (13) of the General Statutes. "Private waters" shall mean a natural or artificial pond or lake to which the owner, not a corporation, partnership or voluntary association, has exclusive right of access, of which water supply all sources are located substantially within the property of the owner, to which fish do not have access from waters not under the control of such owner or from water stocked at the expense of the state, except that a natural or artificial pond five acres or less in extent may be owned by an individual, a corporation, partnership or voluntary association and when meeting the other requirements of this section such pond may be
registered as private waters.

Sec. 26-131. Registration of private waters. Taking of fish without license. Any owner of private waters who desires to remove fish from such waters as provided for in this section shall apply to the commissioner for a certificate of registration of such private waters on a form furnished by the commissioner. Such applicant shall furnish the commissioner such information, under oath, as he deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. There shall be a fee
of fifty dollars for the examination and permanent registration of such private waters by the commissioner. Any owner of private waters which have been so registered may take, or permit guests to take, any species of fish from such waters at any season of the year, without a license, provided such waters have not been stocked at expense to the state and provided the commissioner may make regulations governing and prescribing the methods of taking such fish and the conditions under which such fish may be removed from the premises, possessed and
transported. The owner of such registered waters shall notify the commissioner in writing, within forty-eight hours, of any change in ownership or other conditions which would invalidate the registration of such water as private waters under the provisions of this section. Any person who holds such a certificate of registration and who violates any provision of this section or any regulation issued by the commissioner as herein authorized shall be fined not more than two
hundred dollars and the commissioner may suspend or revoke such certificate.

26-131-1. Private waters
Owners of private waters registered with the Department of Environmental Protection as provided by the General Statutes, and their guests, may remove any species of fish from such waters by any method, except by the use of chemicals or explosives. Fish taken from such waters may be removed from the premises, possessed and transported without regard to open and closed seasons, legal lengths or daily creel limits, provided such fish are dead and shall be packaged and the package containing such fish, shall have attached thereto a tag or label bearing legible writing showing the registration number issued for such water by the Department of Environmental Protection, the name and address of the owner of such water, the number and species of fish contained therein, the date such fish were removed from such water and the name and address of the person removing such fish from the water. Such fish shall not be sold, offered for sale or exchanged. The owner of such water shall not allow fish to be removed from the premises alive. No fee may be charged for the privilege of fishing in such waters.