Good article on hunting rivers and streams.

[UncleVinnys]

Material I haven't seen before.
Enjoy.

https://metaldetectingtips.com/metal-detecting-rivers-streams/

 

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[CASPER-2]

i had a bunch of articles in the works when the mag i wrote for ended
i had one on hitting rivers/streams in the works - this was from one of my river hunts -
https://www.flickr.com/photos/casper-1/6779519170/
hidden spot near a covered bridge

 

[CASPER-2]

sun was setting - I fanned and saw this and asked a friend on shore run my camera out to me
silver quarter wedged with a clad

 

[CASPER-2]

no scooping here - all rocks - found a lot of coins in here 1901 IH was oldest
lots of drop & fanning - mask is a must in a spot like this

 

[A2coins]

Awesome post I plan on doing that this year very helpful info Thanks I went to an old beach in the middle of no where and had my new boots ready to go and as sonn as I started to go into the water I sunk to my waist in black mud and one boot stayed in the mud I wish I had a diaper then all those fish wouldnt have been floating LOL scary lol just a bad experience but Ill try again this year

 

[hike2fish]

That’s awesome. Love what Mother Nature throws at us.

 

[LawrencetheMDer]

Awesome post I plan on doing that this year very helpful info Thanks I went to an old beach in the middle of no where and had my new boots ready to go and as sonn as I started to go into the water I sunk to my waist in black mud and one boot stayed in the mud I wish I had a diaper then all those fish wouldnt have been floating LOL scary lol just a bad experience but Ill try again this year

This is exactly the kind of stuff I look for all the time - those seemingly easy things ya want to do that can turn deadly (particularly at our age). Glad ya made it out. I saw cow carcasses stuck in a dry river bed in New Mexico...that would be a bummer way to go.