Image Credits
Photos of finds, gear and technique on this site are from our own magnet fishing sessions unless credited otherwise. The state and city pages use waterway and skyline photos from Wikimedia Commons, cropped to fit the page and used under the license listed for each one. Illustrated blog headers are original artwork made for this site. If you are the author of a photo listed here and want the credit changed, contact us.
Blog posts
- Ocean Magnet Fishing: Beginner Tips & Gear Guide: Photo: William Flaiz
- How to Go Magnet Fishing: The Complete Beginner's Guide (2026): Photo: William Flaiz
- Found a Gun Magnet Fishing? Legal Steps & What to Do: Photo: William Flaiz
- What Sticks to a Magnet? Magnetic Metals Guide: Photo: William Flaiz
- Urban Magnet Fishing: Finding History in City Waters: Photo: William Flaiz
- How to Clean & Maintain Your Magnet Fishing Gear: Photo: William Flaiz
- 10 Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Magnet Fishing: Photo: William Flaiz
- Best Grappling Hook for Magnet Fishing (2026): Photo: William Flaiz
- How to Dispose of Magnet Fishing Finds Safely: Photo: William Flaiz
- Magnet Fishing & the Environment: Impact & Eco Benefits: Photo: William Flaiz
State pages
- Alabama: Photo: Tennessee River at Florence 2025 by Antony-22 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Alaska: Photo: Placer River & Spencer Glacier (Kenai Peninsula, A by James St. John / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
- Arizona: Photo: Grand Canyon Horseshoe Bend by Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Arkansas: Photo: Little Rock pano by Daniel Schwen / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- California: Photo: Aerial photo of San Francisco Bay and Golden Gate by Mattsjc / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
- Colorado: Photo: Alpenglow Maroon Bells, Maroon Lake, Colorado by John Fowler from Placitas, NM, USA / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
- Connecticut: Photo: View of Connecticut River and Hartford Skyline, Ha by Tichnor Brothers, Publisher / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Delaware: Photo: Delaware River from Penns Grove NJ by Dough4872 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Florida: Photo: Seven Mile Bridge, Florida Keys aerial (2003) by United States Department of Transportation / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Georgia: Photo: Former industrial buildings facing River Street, S by Pokemonprime / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
- Hawaii: Photo: Boat tour Na Pali Coast Kauai Hawaii (31339248967) by dronepicr / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
- Idaho: Photo: -IDAHO-B-0092- Snake River - Shoshone Falls (56453 by WaterArchives.org from Sacramento, California, USA / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Illinois: Photo: Chicago Loop Skyline from Grant Park, Chicago, Ill by Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Indiana: Photo: Celebration Plaza Amphitheater White River State P by Momoneymoproblemz / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Iowa: Photo: Crossing the Mississippi River - Dubuque, Iowa (24 by Tony Webster from Portland, Oregon / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Kansas: Photo: Wichita pan 1 by No machine-readable author provided. Infilms assumed (based on copyright claims) / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Kentucky: Photo: Waterfront and downtown Louisville Kentucky USA Oh by William Alden III / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Louisiana: Photo: 18th March 2019 French Quarter New Orleans - Missi by Infrogmation of New Orleans / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Maine: Photo: Portland Head Lighthouse Ocean Horizontal by Photo by and (c)2014 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man) / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Maryland: Photo: Baltimore Inner Harbor Skyline Night Panorama by Joe Ravi / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Massachusetts: Photo: Cambridge Boston Skylines Charles River Esplanade by EgorovaSvetlana / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Michigan: Photo: Mackinac Bridge from Lake Huron by WildChild300 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Minnesota: Photo: Minneapolis April 2025 33 (Stone Arch Bridge and M by Michael Barera / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mississippi: Photo: Mississippi River Bridge in Vicksburg, Mississippi by Renelibrary / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Missouri: Photo: St Louis Gateway Arch and riverfront (HDR1) by Kbh3rd / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Montana: Photo: Lake McDonald Panorama - Montana - Glacier Nationa by Tony Webster / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
- Nebraska: Photo: Platte River GI by Asreat.guin / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nevada: Photo: Lake Mead and its bathtub ring upstream of Hoover by Christian David / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- New Hampshire: Photo: Lake Winnipesaukee New Hampshire Belknap County by EgorovaSvetlana / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- New Jersey: Photo: 2021-06-16 09 10 03 View of the Delaware Water Gap by Famartin / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- New Mexico: Photo: Rio Grande Gorge Bridge, Taos, New Mexico by Adamnewbie / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
- New York: Photo: Niagara Falls - ON - Niagarafälle by Wladyslaw / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
- North Carolina: Photo: Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, North Carolina, USA by Kip Robinson / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- North Dakota: Photo: Liberty Memorial Bridge, Spanning Missouri River a by Kent Good, Photographer / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Ohio: Photo: Settler's Landing Park and Cuyahoga River at sunse by Erik Drost / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
- Oklahoma: Photo: Arkansas River from Tulsa OK 2024-11-09 13-19-21 1 by G. Edward Johnson / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
- Oregon: Photo: Columbia River Gorge (right) by Chris Light / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Pennsylvania: Photo: Aerial view of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with a fo by Carol M. Highsmith / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Rhode Island: Photo: Providence skyline and river by Keith Trice / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
- South Carolina: Photo: South view of Carnival Ecstasy at Port of Charlest by DXR / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- South Dakota: Photo: Lake Oahe, SD, winter by Doc Searls from Santa Barbara, USA / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Tennessee: Photo: Nashville skyline 2009 by Kaldari / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Texas: Photo: San Antonio riverwalk by 3steph14 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Utah: Photo: Labyrinth Bay, Lake Powell, Utah (6780636205) by Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Vermont: Photo: Lake Champlain from Burlington, Vermont by Farragutful / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Virginia: Photo: Buzzards on Rocks - James River - Richmond - Virgi by Adam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Washington: Photo: Seattle skyline 2021 by GyozaDumpling / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- West Virginia: Photo: New River Gorge Bridge by JaGa / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wisconsin: Photo: Milwaukee Art Museum-Lakefront (19918669510) by mareklug from Chicago/Cincinnati, Poland, now United States / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Wyoming: Photo: Oxbow Bend - Grand Teton National Park - Wyoming by Watts / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
City pages
- Albuquerque, New Mexico: Photo: ABQ downtown skyline by Asaavedra32 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Arlington, Texas: Photo: Arlington June 2020 1 (AT&T Stadium) by Michael Barera / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Atlanta, Georgia: Photo: Atlanta skyline from Jackson Street Bridge 2020 by Marc Merlin / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Austin, Texas: Photo: Austin Skyline from Montopolis Bridge by Scott218 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bakersfield, California: Photo: BakersfieldSkyline by Robert Hale / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Baltimore, Maryland: Photo: Baltimore Inner Harbor Skyline Night Panorama by Joe Ravi / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Charlotte, North Carolina: Photo: Charlotte Skyline during the morning by Bruce Emmerling / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chicago, Illinois: Photo: Vista del skyline de Chicago desde el Museo Field, Chicago, by Diego Delso / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Cleveland, Ohio: Photo: Cleveland Skyline 1995 by Chris Light / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Colorado Springs, Colorado: Photo: Pikes Peak from the Garden of the Gods by David Shankbone by David Shankbone / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Columbus, Ohio: Photo: Downtown Columbus View from Main St Bridge - edit1 by Paul Wasneski / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Corpus Christi, Texas: Photo: Corpus Christi Skyline From USS Enterprise by Harrison Tran / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Dallas, Texas: Photo: Dallas Skyline at Dusk by Matthew T Rader / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Denver, Colorado: Photo: Denver skyline from 41st & Fox station bridge, May 2019 by Xnatedawgx / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Detroit, Michigan: Photo: Detroit skyline from Windsor riverfront by Andrew Heneen / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
- El Paso, Texas: Photo: Downtown El Paso Skyline by Texanguy123 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fort Worth, Texas: Photo: Downtown Fort Worth by DerekAyala27 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
- Fresno, California: Photo: Downtown Fresno Skyline by JMora24 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Henderson, Nevada: Photo: Lake Las Vegas, Henderson, Nevada (14311896697) by Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Honolulu, Hawaii: Photo: 2022 Views from Diamond Head 01 by Farragutful / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Houston, Texas: Photo: Downtown Houston, TX Skyline - 2018 by David Daniel Turner / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
- Indianapolis, Indiana: Photo: Panorama of downtown Indianapolis skyline, looking northeast by Momoneymoproblemz / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Irvine, California: Photo: Irvine Station (2013) 15 by Nandaro / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Jacksonville, Florida: Photo: Skyline of Jacksonville FL, South view 20160706 1 by DXR / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Jersey City, New Jersey: Photo: Jersey City, New Jersey, view from Hudson River, 20231001 11 by Jakub Hałun / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
- Kansas City, Missouri: Photo: Kansas City Skyline by Little Mountain 5 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Las Vegas, Nevada: Photo: Nevada - Las Vegas Intersection of the Strip and Sahara Aven by Reinhard Link from Germany / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
- Lexington, Kentucky: Photo: Lexington skyline by Runner1928 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lincoln, Nebraska: Photo: Skyline of Downtown Lincoln, Nebraska, USA (2024) by Hanyou23 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Long Beach, California: Photo: Long-Beach-skyline-at-dusk (21611595655) by JD Lasica from Pleasanton, CA, US / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
- Los Angeles, California: Photo: Skyline of Los Angeles, Downtown Los Angeles, California 13 by Levi Clancy / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Louisville, Kentucky: Photo: Waterfront and downtown Louisville Kentucky USA Ohio River m by William Alden III / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mesa, Arizona: Photo: Mesa Arizona temple construction view by Bobjgalindo / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
- Miami, Florida: Photo: Downtown Miami skyline 20100305 by Dori / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Photo: Milwaukee March 2024 4 (Milwaukee skyline and Milwaukee Rive by Michael Barera / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Minneapolis, Minnesota: Photo: Minneapolis April 2025 28 (skyline and Mississippi River) by Michael Barera / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nashville, Tennessee: Photo: Nashville, TN skyline by Quintin Soloviev / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
- New Orleans, Louisiana: Photo: New Orleans skyline from Lower 9th Ward Riverfront 02 by Infrogmation of New Orleans / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- New York City, New York: Photo: Brooklyn Bridge and the Lower Manhattan skyline from Pebble by Christian David / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- North Las Vegas, Nevada: Photo: I-15 I-515 US 93 US 95 interchange in downtown Las Vegas, Ne by Carol M. Highsmith / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Oakland, California: Photo: OAKLAND, CA, USA - Night Skyline with Bay Bridge by Basil D Soufi / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Photo: Downtown Oklahoma City skyline by Urbanative / Wikimedia Commons, CC0
- Omaha, Nebraska: Photo: City of Omaha, Nebraska Skyline on the Missouri River (30899 by Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
- Orlando, Florida: Photo: Orlando, Florida - Downtown from I-4 East by Ziggymarley01 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Photo: View of Philadelphia Skyline from University of Pennsylvania by Adam Jones / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Phoenix, Arizona: Photo: Downtown Phoenix Skyline at Night by Alan Stark / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Photo: Pittsburgh skyline from North Shore Riverfront Park by PCN02WPS / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Plano, Texas: Photo: Downtown Plano Station October 2015 1 by Michael Barera / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Portland, Oregon: Photo: Panorama of Willamette River Bridge and Downtown - Portland by Adam Jones, Ph.D. / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Raleigh, North Carolina: Photo: Downtown Raleigh Skyline viewed from Boylan Ave by Jmalljmall / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Richmond, Virginia: Photo: Richmond, Virginia Skyline March 2025 (cropped) by Bdl2001 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
- Riverside, California: Photo: Mission Inn Hotel in Riverside, California by Maliagould / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sacramento, California: Photo: Sacramento skyline from the river (cropped) by J.smith / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
- San Antonio, Texas: Photo: Downtown San Antonio Skyline Panorama by Nan Palmero / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
- San Diego, California: Photo: San Diego skyline at night from Point Loma 2014 by Agha Zain / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
- San Francisco, California: Photo: Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco skyline from Hawk Hill by Daniel L. Lu (user:dllu) Camera location37° 49′ 39.52″ N, 122° 29′ 56.17″ W View / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- San Jose, California: Photo: San Jose skyline 8391 by Cristiano Tomás / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Santa Ana, California: Photo: Downtown Santa Ana (22296752201) by Paul Sableman from St. Louis, MO / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
- Seattle, Washington: Photo: Seattle I-5 skyline dllu by Dllu / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St. Louis, Missouri: Photo: St Louis Gateway Arch and riverfront (HDR1) by Kbh3rd / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
- St. Paul, Minnesota: Photo: Downtown St. Paul Minnesota Winter Riverfront (26438720548) by Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
- St. Petersburg, Florida: Photo: Downtown St Petersburg Skyline Dec 2024 by Rishabh Tatiraju / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stockton, California: Photo: Aerial view of Stockton, California skyline by Quintin Soloviev / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
- Tampa, Florida: Photo: Red Bull Flugtag near downtown Tampa, Florida on July 19, 20 by Christopher Hollis / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Toledo, Ohio: Photo: Toledo skyline on the Maumee River (53867786760) by Chris Rycroft from Madison, Wisconsin, United States / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
- Tucson, Arizona: Photo: Pinedo Eli Downtown Tucson by Eapiwo / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tulsa, Oklahoma: Photo: Tulsa Skyline from 2nd Street, Tulsa, OK - 53704279211 by w_lemay / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Virginia Beach, Virginia: Photo: Virginia Beach from Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge 2019 by Antony-22 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Washington, District of Columbia: Photo: The Mount Vernon Trail is an 18-mile paved multi-use trail t by Victoria Stauffenberg / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Wichita, Kansas: Photo: Downtown Wichita From Lincoln by StarksWinter / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Winston-Salem, North Carolina: Photo: Winston-Salem Skyline seen from US 52 NC 8 by DiscoA340 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0