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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Tallpaul000, post: 381914, member: 204&quot;]Gold panning is great fun.&nbsp; I used to pan on Butte Creek in North California.&nbsp; No claims on the stretch I panned and BLM declared no dredging.&nbsp; I used to walk right up the creek, sometimes sniping on the downstream side of rocks, often I would take a dive mask and fan certain parts of the stream bed that was close to bedrock.&nbsp; The easier gold is usually found just after the spring high waters recede, leaving gravels deposited in certain places where there are low pressure areas (back current eddies).&nbsp; I once found a small tree growing out of the bedrock (sandstone) that had about 3 inches (about a 5 gallon bucket worth) of light gravel around it.&nbsp; The tree was above a large gravel bar and there was an area that look to have formed a whirlpool by how the boulders where laid out.&nbsp; I pulled a half ounce of fine nuggets out of those gravels, and more than an ounce below, but out of a lot more gravel.&nbsp; Black sands are a good indication that you might be in an area that have heavier concentrates, an indication that gold might be there. One thing for sure, gold is where you find it.&nbsp; Ive seen small nuggets on the ground and wondered how they got there, so keep your eyes open![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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