Magnet Fishing in Texas

2 verified locations for magnet fishing in Texas. Each page includes exact permit requirements, restrictions, and what to know before you go.

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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

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Lake Texoma

Texas, Grayson·Magnet fishing

Magnet fishing's legal status at Lake Texoma is unclear — no Corps policy addresses it, and 36 CFR 327.14 never names the activity.

No published Lake Texoma Project Office policy specifically addressing magnet fishing was found as of this research date — the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Tulsa District manages the entire lake and shoreline
36 CFR 327.14 explicitly permits metal-detector use on designated beaches or previously disturbed areas, and separately bans removing 'public property' — including historical, archaeological, and paleontological features — without the District Commander's written permission; magnet fishing is named in neither clause, which is the actual source of the ambiguity