San Gabriel River (Panning/Sluice)

[oidium45]

Does anyone have recommendations on a good spot to go panning in one of the forks on the San Gabriel River? I tried a bit of the West Fork but had no success. Keep in mind that I am level 1 rookie for sure...

 

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[RobertF]

East Fork is where it's at. It's where I first experiencing dredging years back. It has a pretty active group of miners with a Facebook group and they are pretty welcoming.

https://m.facebook.com/groups/381768351890776

 

[arthos]

Check out the facebook group Robert mentioned, also do a Youtube Search for East fork San Gabriel. There are a number of guys that have put out videos of there gold panning/sluicing trips over the last 7 years or so.

 

[oidium45]

Thank you everyone for the replys. I had read that the east fork was a recommended spot. I probably should have mentioned that in the original post. I suppose I am just curious if anyone has been there and can perhaps give me an idea of how far back to go from the reservoir.

 

[arthos]

Gold can be found all along it's length. Most people I know work between the cattle canyon bridge and the Bridge to Nowhere. However historically most gold was found between the resivor and the cattle canyon bridge.