BOW FISHING.
Austin City Code § 8-5-41
in effect§ 8-5-41 - BOW FISHING.
(A) Except as provided in Subsection (B), a person may not take or attempt to take fish from a stream, watercourse, creek, river, or lake using a bow and arrow.
(B) A person may take or attempt to take carp, buffalo, gasper gou, gar fish, or Rio Grande trout from the Colorado River between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. with a long bow using an arrow with solid shaft and a fishing point attached to a 50 pound test line. Bow fishing under this subsection is prohibited within 25 yards of a designated swimming area, in Barton Creek upstream from the Ranch Road 2244 bridge, and within ten yards of a boat dock or pier.
Source: 1992 Code Section 14-1-6; Ord. 031009-11; Ord. 031211-11.
Source: City of Austin, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/austin/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT8PARE_CH8-5WAACUS_ART3REAC_S8-5-41BOFIFetched: 10/27/2026
