Allowed
Lady Bird Lake
Texas, Travis·Magnet fishing
Magnet fishing is allowed at Lady Bird Lake — Texas has no statute against it and Austin has no ordinance banning it. The rule that actually matters here isn't about magnets at all: wading or swimming into the lake is illegal citywide, so a snagged magnet has to be worked loose from the bank, not waded in after.
- No Texas state statute prohibits magnet fishing, and no City of Austin ordinance specifically bans it at Lady Bird Lake
- Swimming, wading, or bathing in Lady Bird Lake is illegal citywide except for rescue — this matters directly for magnet fishing, since you cannot legally wade in to free a snagged magnet