I've been running out of untouched areas to hit at the river. I am looking to find another spot to try my luck. My next video won't be from the same spot I've been hitting all year. I found a really nice culvert I want to try out.
Just amazing day out fam. My bad fam. We been all over these hills this year. I might have been there lol. Keep on having fun getting that au and living the dream fam. Gold Squad Out!!!
Dude, stop saying gold squad out. It's so pretentious and cringe that it ruins the vibe of every video you have posted it to for soo many people. For the love of God man stop it! It's not clever or cute. It's extremely condescending and off-putting. We're not going to be your bros and definitely not 'fam' until you quit it with the hip jive lingo. Get with the program bud. Stop ruining the experience for everyone else 👌
I just started panning, only been out a couple of times. Finding the right spot is always hard, until you gain more knowledge. I did dig in an area which had a lot of black sand so it looked good. I ran a sluice in the river, but I think I had the water going to fast or I was doing something else wrong. I had cancer last year so my muscle tone is way, way low. Walking down to the river I slipped and fell, then lost my balance a couple of times. Being bent over the river made my body scream at me so that had a lot to do with me moving a bit too fast. Hoping to go out again when the weather is nicer.
Good for you for getting out there despite your medical challenges! I have definitely found that the best way to prospect is with a pan first. If I find enough gold that I feel like staying in the area makes sense, then I'll set up a sluice. Otherwise, it can be hard to prospect with us because you have to run a bunch of material and then check that material...
@@GoldenPenniesProspecting Yeah, I live in Vancouver and I've been going about an hour away, so I don't mind doing a little sluicing. I need to get everything situated so I can haul it all in and out without issues. The climb down to the river and backup was rough only due to it being 10-15' and muddy. So I have some walking sticks on the way. I need to get a backpack so I can fit my Sluice in it. It comes with a cloth one, but it is like an over one shoulder or across your back and it changes based on your body angle and gravity, so that caused me to trip up a bit. I do have a pair of knee pads as I knew if I got down on those rocks, the shit was going to hurt. Turning 58 in a couple of months, feels like I am going on 80. A grandpa Schnabel I am not.
Ha. I Loved to watch Grappa Schnable on that show, he was a very wise and knowledgeable man. A tough lumber jack! I used to have a placer claim in California and I was the happiest being there on the creek dredging, slucing panning! So now I’m into rock hounding. Ha. I enjoy your videos, please keep them coming! Hope to see you on the river. Take care and thank you.
So my creek that is next to me where I live in Washington state . Seems to might have gold in it ? Why do I see pieces of gold in it ? I haven’t got me any equipment to pan any yet but I’m just wondering if anyone local to me wants to go help me
British Columbia has a lot of a public panning reserve spots where any one can pan , Does Washington State have the same ? The closest to Vancouver is the Fraser river , One thing known about the Fraser in various gullies along its side they say look for round rocks not sharp flat rocks to dig under , The round rocks are from the old Fraser water way where the sharp rocks are from other old stream beds ,
Hey there sir. I moved up from California and use to mine there with some other you tubers down there. I live in Cowlitz county now and don’t know much about the area. I hear western Washington doesn’t have much gold, but you are obviously getting something in Clark county. Any tips on which rivers to look at?
Hi there, According to the records and charts that i have. Within your area, you have a good selection of creeks the better one i will list. Near Vancouver you'll want to look for Burnt Bridge Creek, was worked by Chinese miners, you'll want to start here (Burnt Bridge Creek Greenway - Stewart Glen to Leverich Park, NW Lakeshore Ave, Vancouver, WA 98663) and walk east along the creek for about .75 of a mile that is the best area. Also, Cold Canyon has produced gold so it may be worth a few pans. About 8.5 miles northeast of Burnt Bridge Creek you'll find Brush Prairie and Salmon Creek, gold has been found 1.25 miles on both sides of the bridge. On the east side of the bridge is going to be more lucrative, checkout the confluence of Weaver Creek and Salmon Creek. The East Fork Lewis river has produced some good gold. Start from Sunset Falls Campground, the further up the river you go the better the gold. The better area being around the Poison Gulch Confluence. Copper Creek is a decent area to work, the further east you go the better the gold will be, Miners Creek flows into Copper Creek the confluence would be a great place to look. The Klickitat River is another great place to go look for gold. Work the river from these points north for about 5-6 miles until you come across Surveyors Creek. Work the Creek for about 1-3 miles the further east the best the gold. Oh, one last River to look would be the Washougal River , Do some research on the mining district history and you will most likely find some good areas to work. Also, pick yourself up this book: Gold Panning The Pacific Northwest by Garret Romaine. I hope this helps!
@@CavemanVanDweller What bothers me.. was that i used to live next to countless mine shafts in wonder valley California when i was 15-19, and yet i ignorantly assumed that they had no more gold or silver, since they were old and no one used them anymore. So i never even checked out a single one.. and there were literally hundreds of them.
@@jeremykooi6215 Restrictions are about working in the water. Frequent scour zones open almost everywhere unless a sign is posted. The gubment makes the 'rules' confusing on purpose to justify their existence. If you don't use a dredge don't worry. Shoot first, ask questions never!
G'Day buddy, I just subscribed, keep looking it's all about prospecting 👍👍 Cheers Kev
I've been running out of untouched areas to hit at the river. I am looking to find another spot to try my luck. My next video won't be from the same spot I've been hitting all year. I found a really nice culvert I want to try out.
Nice location. I love finding old treasures while I'm exploring.great place to prospect. Catch you on the next one.
Thanks! Just subscribe to your channel as well.
Just amazing day out fam. My bad fam. We been all over these hills this year. I might have been there lol. Keep on having fun getting that au and living the dream fam. Gold Squad Out!!!
Dude, stop saying gold squad out. It's so pretentious and cringe that it ruins the vibe of every video you have posted it to for soo many people. For the love of God man stop it! It's not clever or cute. It's extremely condescending and off-putting. We're not going to be your bros and definitely not 'fam' until you quit it with the hip jive lingo. Get with the program bud. Stop ruining the experience for everyone else 👌
Not too shabby beautiful looking gold
Love that area for taking the kids prospecting for the day. Decent fishing there too
Good info . Testing the area 🦅🦅🦅🦅
Awesome job explaining your panning towards the end of the video! Wish I would have watched that back when I first started!
Thank you.
Thank you.
Im in Longview. Would love to go do some mining with some local miners.
Me too
Just found your Chanel very cool great video
Thanks!
All that lovely gold! Great work brother!😀😀
Really great video Thanks for sharing I sure learned from this Thanks Happy Days and Heavy Pans 😀
Thank you Mandy, I appreciate it! Don't forget to like and subscribe. Happy hunting!
Great work brother man
Always nice to get out even for an hour with some yellow ,I put a like and a sub cheers Glenno.
I just started panning, only been out a couple of times. Finding the right spot is always hard, until you gain more knowledge. I did dig in an area which had a lot of black sand so it looked good. I ran a sluice in the river, but I think I had the water going to fast or I was doing something else wrong. I had cancer last year so my muscle tone is way, way low. Walking down to the river I slipped and fell, then lost my balance a couple of times. Being bent over the river made my body scream at me so that had a lot to do with me moving a bit too fast.
Hoping to go out again when the weather is nicer.
Good for you for getting out there despite your medical challenges! I have definitely found that the best way to prospect is with a pan first. If I find enough gold that I feel like staying in the area makes sense, then I'll set up a sluice. Otherwise, it can be hard to prospect with us because you have to run a bunch of material and then check that material...
@@GoldenPenniesProspecting Yeah, I live in Vancouver and I've been going about an hour away, so I don't mind doing a little sluicing. I need to get everything situated so I can haul it all in and out without issues. The climb down to the river and backup was rough only due to it being 10-15' and muddy. So I have some walking sticks on the way. I need to get a backpack so I can fit my Sluice in it. It comes with a cloth one, but it is like an over one shoulder or across your back and it changes based on your body angle and gravity, so that caused me to trip up a bit. I do have a pair of knee pads as I knew if I got down on those rocks, the shit was going to hurt. Turning 58 in a couple of months, feels like I am going on 80. A grandpa Schnabel I am not.
Ha. I Loved to watch Grappa Schnable on that show, he was a very wise and knowledgeable man. A tough lumber jack!
I used to have a placer claim in California and I was the happiest being there on the creek dredging, slucing panning! So now I’m into rock hounding. Ha. I enjoy your videos, please keep them coming! Hope to see you on the river. Take care and thank you.
That's a good pan
So my creek that is next to me where I live in Washington state . Seems to might have gold in it ? Why do I see pieces of gold in it ? I haven’t got me any equipment to pan any yet but I’m just wondering if anyone local to me wants to go help me
Inside bend in the rivers where you gonna find most of your gold
anyone here from Whatcom County? looking for a prospecting buddy to work the Nooksack and Skagit River.
British Columbia has a lot of a public panning reserve spots where any one can pan , Does Washington State have the same ? The closest to Vancouver is the Fraser river , One thing known about the Fraser in various gullies along its side they say look for round rocks not sharp flat rocks to dig under , The round rocks are from the old Fraser water way where the sharp rocks are from other old stream beds ,
No. Definitely not. 😁 Especially not near Vancouver Washington 🙊
@@CavemanVanDweller I pan on the Lewis river all the time? Your just a HOA Karen.
@@michaelspring3915 🤫
you tried five test sites,,i be using a sluice and recovering that hole area,,Woohoo.
How about angling your pan and tapping the side this helps you see the Golds,moon shape,Banana shape,,you'll see more that,Gold me old mucker.
Can you please tell me where this is i live in washinton and i am trying to find places to pan in this time of year
While I can't tell you exactly where it is, I can tell you that it's on the Lewis River in Clark County. A great place to start is Lewisville Park.
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What river are you prospecting on.Looks to be clear water flowing.Enjoyed your video keep up the good work
HI Rob. It's the Lewis River in Clark County. Actually quite a few old gold claims on the river.
@@youcanfixit-idid9668 really old claims
Maybe mines has a claim sign on it too.
@@privateprivate1865 claims are like pussy as soon as you got your back turned someone else is digging in it 🥴
I've only heared theories of the sourse of the gold on the Lewis river but it is fun to find it.
Hey there sir. I moved up from California and use to mine there with some other you tubers down there. I live in Cowlitz county now and don’t know much about the area. I hear western Washington doesn’t have much gold, but you are obviously getting something in Clark county.
Any tips on which rivers to look at?
East fork of the Lewis River. Also, GPAA has a claim up near Yakolt. On a tributary. Good luck!
Hi there,
According to the records and charts that i have. Within your area, you have a good selection of creeks the better one i will list.
Near Vancouver you'll want to look for Burnt Bridge Creek, was worked by Chinese miners, you'll want to start here (Burnt Bridge Creek Greenway - Stewart Glen to Leverich Park, NW Lakeshore Ave, Vancouver, WA 98663)
and walk east along the creek for about .75 of a mile that is the best area. Also, Cold Canyon has produced gold so it may be worth a few pans.
About 8.5 miles northeast of Burnt Bridge Creek you'll find Brush Prairie and Salmon Creek, gold has been found 1.25 miles on both sides of the bridge. On the east side of the bridge is going to be more lucrative, checkout the confluence of Weaver Creek and Salmon Creek.
The East Fork Lewis river has produced some good gold. Start from Sunset Falls Campground, the further up the river you go the better the gold. The better area being around the Poison Gulch Confluence.
Copper Creek is a decent area to work, the further east you go the better the gold will be, Miners Creek flows into Copper Creek the confluence would be a great place to look.
The Klickitat River is another great place to go look for gold. Work the river from these points north for about 5-6 miles until you come across Surveyors Creek. Work the Creek for about 1-3 miles the further east the best the gold.
Oh, one last River to look would be the Washougal River , Do some research on the mining district history and you will most likely find some good areas to work.
Also, pick yourself up this book: Gold Panning The Pacific Northwest by Garret Romaine.
I hope this helps!
@@GoldenPenniesProspecting GPAA member here and I've been to that claim and it sucked.
Ever try Burnt Bridge Creek? I know the Chinese gave it a go back in the day
Lacamas Creek has lots of bedrock just above the lake. Private property though.
Haha I know that spot well.
I believe its best to gold hunt as close to a mountain top as possible, as they were once active volcanoes, and they pushed up gold years ago.
Funny thing about gold; it's always where you find it, not where you think it'll be 😉
@@CavemanVanDweller
What bothers me.. was that i used to live next to countless mine shafts in wonder valley California when i was 15-19, and yet i ignorantly assumed that they had no more gold or silver, since they were old and no one used them anymore.
So i never even checked out a single one.. and there were literally hundreds of them.
@@privateprivate1865 Same story with me. Willow Creek CA! And gold doesn't come from volcanoes in Washington. Geothermal activity yes, but volcano no.
@@CavemanVanDweller lol.. thats funny ... You had same story 😆
did you fill in your holes? also do you have your gold and fish book
Always, and always
Fed! Fed! Fed!
Do you have a Gold and Fish booklet?
Of course. Carrying it while prospecting is required.
Can you pan year round in Washington, I see time restrictions but I don't understand rules. Most rivers have time restrictions from July 16, to August
I know, one of the only ones in washington in the pamphlet that is year around is Lake River in clark County
@@jeremykooi6215 Restrictions are about working in the water. Frequent scour zones open almost everywhere unless a sign is posted. The gubment makes the 'rules' confusing on purpose to justify their existence. If you don't use a dredge don't worry. Shoot first, ask questions never!
Fed! Fed! Fed!
Find the black sand
Not always an indicator on the Louis