Thank you kindly, I try to tell the story and share my adventures for all to enjoy 👍

Permission and permits are readily available to dip your pan in these waters OT 👍🙂

​@@MrDazP1adv3ntures Cool, on the east coast, landowners barely give permission

There's gold on the beaches near Scarborough

He was an old man then and he's still with us bless him. It's a shame he can't get out these days and join me buddy

@@MrDazP1adv3ntures my two pets are oike the kids I never had, ones getting on a bit, I'm thankfull too ✌️

Hi PD, how are you first and foremost 🙂. If you've worked this spot, I'd never have known or guessed buddy. Are you still getting out and about....

@@MrDazP1adv3ntures hi Mr Daz. Yep I'm good now , had cancer for the second time. I've no been out for 17 month but I'm getting better all the time thanks ,yeah we leave no trace Mr d . that's the Cumbria corner ,holds nice gold but it's no the best place for the dredge .I've been on every burn up there my friend, up and round the corner to the left holds good gold but again a bit too exposed for the pirates . Well in Mr d .it really is the gem of that area .I wish you all the luck in the world my friend keep digging and you'll get the bigger shiny Arrrr

@piratedredger1857 wishing you good health PD. It just takes years of prospecting and learning, as you know I am still an apprentice at this game. But thanks for the reply. Hopefull your strength will return to where you will be able enjoy doing the things you love 👍

@@MrDazP1adv3ntures thanks Mr d ,I'd day your well past an apprentice old boy lol ,your s good man Mr d and I wish you all the best in your endeavours Arŕrr

Arrrgh

Hi Tony, I have a few videos from the back end of last season and from this season to edit. But I have to be faithful to my gold panning community too. Maybe I have reached that point where I start a new channel for cycling only ? Nevertheless, Thank you for sharing your thoughts and please bare with me. I will get back to making more cycling content 😉

There's like a magical day where one minute they are none existent and the day after, there are swarms of em.....

Welcome to my world.

Hi there buddy, research is always the key, I'd practice with your pan and put some sand and gravels In a mix with 2 or 3 fishing weights. If you can find the weights after panning the gravels out, your on the right track. Secondly, look for inside bends with gravel bars at a river. The heavies drop out here. Bedrock is the lowest point any heavy gold will come to rest. It weighs more than anything else in a typical river. Lead is about 11g per cubic cm Gold is about 19.4g per cubic cm Lead is a good indicator that you are on a potential gold line. Keep me informed of your progress buddy

It does the job 👍

Let me know how you get on. Be safe though 👍🙂

@@MrDazP1adv3ntures I will do I’m going to buy the equipment this week and give it a go never been before :)

Yes that's right buddy, I have tried to look at the sluice in more detail on subsequent trips and have realised that I could do with a better macro lens camcorder soley to for this purpose. The top mat is only the indicator 👍

Thank you so much Jay. If retiring tomorrow was an option then I really would be handing my cards in because I'd never be bored and when I'm at the river all the day to day humdrum routines and work related nonesense really does disappear. The Great Outdoors has always been my first place go to, to press the re-set button. It's the simple things which make all the difference 👍

@MrDazP1adv3ntures I can't agree more daz all work does is pay the bills for me now and put food on the table. I got caught up in wanting to be the big man in work with the money. I had an incident happen in work, and it'd changed my whole perspective. Health is the real wealth you take care matey 👊🏽

@jaywhitney789 100% I am never off work Jay but my career came to an abrupt end a year ago. Still plodding on there but in a different role. It does exactly what you say. It pays the bills and I look forward to the end of each shift to ride my bike home and can't wait for the weekends 😉👍

Tell me about it. I have to check everything I type these days 😕

Best of luck Mark. There's some good ground in Wales. Let me know how you get on buddy and wishing you heavy pans 👍

Cheers buddy, Hopefully the weather will be kind to us all and you will be able to have an adventure before the seasons change.👌

It flashes by us way too quick buddie. The waters stay warm though through to October and then it's time to wear two pairs of socks. Keep on getting out my friend, that nugget is there waiting for you to find it. 😉👍

@@MrDazP1adv3ntures thanks Daz, really enjoy watching everyone’s content in the uk, lots to learn. Still holding out for my first nugget or picker 😅 have to earn my name sooner than later.

I'm sure you will have that moment where you need to ask someone to pinch you, to make sure it is really happening

@@MrDazP1adv3ntures every prospectors dream!

Hi Dan, I don't sell the gold that I find. Some people put 0.25g of panned gold into a bag of river gravels (500g) and sell it at around £27 per bag of "Pay dirt" for the enthusiast to pan all the gold out again. Therefore they are selling gold at over £100/gram. The current spot price for gold is £61/g So even finding a few specs on a session at the river, could probably be classed as about £6 based on finding 0.1g

Yep 3885, it's not for the profit, but more to answer the call of the wild, and harmlessly persuade it to give up a tiny bit of it's treasure. Like blackberry picking or fishing.

@@MrDazP1adv3ntures ah thanks for replying Daz 👍 in your experience do you think any folk do it just for the financial gain or is it predominantly a hobby?

Hi Dan, from my experiences, I have met many people who are enthusiasts and love the great out doors as recreational panners. They all share a passion and a quest to learn about how the gold came to be. From my perspective, it's not about the money. There always will be others who see things in a different light though. But you get that in all walks of life.

Hi Rob, a typical day at the river you might say but it's nice to share the experience for others to see. Heavy pans on your next trip out buddy 👍

Thanks Pollatso. Much appreciated. Every now and then a little picker comes our way...🙂👍

It was exactly that. You should hear the birds singing in this wood too. Amazing.

Not forgetting the King my friend 👍

@@MrDazP1adv3ntures my bad still getting use to saying it 🤣

You've hit the nail on the head Sophie, everything here glistens like nothing else. Reminds me of Canada and the Klondike but it's on our own patch. Gold is unique. It has a lustre the same in the open light as well as in shade. It is also very heavy and will stay put when compared to lighter river sediments. It will not crush either, like pyrite does.

Yes I know what you mean pal. My dad used to get me up early on the weekends and take me fishing when I was a little boy. It was being nurtured like this and being shown what life should be all about, is why I am the person I am today. Happy on my own doing my own thing and being at one with nature 👍

Is the caledonian mini sluice any good or do i need to uograde. Found gold in my pan and non in sluice last time I went out

@mouldytbags They are pretty good yes and were designed to catch the smaller gold like what we find in our rivers. A few of my friends use similar designs and they trust them. I'd do frequent clean ups though if the riffles get full of heavies. Some people prefer dream mats nowadays too but a sluice is only as good as the ground that you are working.

That kind of sums it all up SGP 👍

Cheers buddy 🚗👍

The gold looks pretty good close up with a macro lens and yes, a cracking location my friend 👍

Sure thing Chevsy. I arrived at this spot well after 11am having spent the early morning watching the Red kites gliding above the campsite. No phone signal, no internet and heaps of solitude.The few specs of gold were a bonus 👍

As you know,there's nothing extravagant about gold panning, You end up wet, dirty, often cold but the sense of adventure is priceless buddy 👍

The eye sight is not what it used to be Matt but when you see gold, it has some magical powers 🙂

Good news on the fix Michael , Glad it helped

You're welcome Tod T 👍

If you find iron or lead on the section you are working, this indicates that the heavies are dropping out of the flow. Such as gold... Glass will also take a similar line on the river 👌 As a kid I used to find clay pipes from the navies who built the canal near me.

Here here 😉 Diolch

Best of luck Andrew, it really is a trip and adventure of a lifetime. You get to see the great counties of this beautiful place we call home 👍

Your are welcome. Happy camping 👍

Hi William and yes it would be nice to see Lewis once again at the river. It's been a long time

There are a few places in Scotland where you can easily apply for a permit to pan certain estates and their water courses. Restrictions may be attached but this will be defined in the permit it's self. Recreational panning by the hobbiest and enthusiast does take part in many locations up and down the country regardless.

@@MrDazP1adv3ntures What are the rules with Recreational panning by the hobbiest? I don't fully understand. Thanks for your help.

@CarCosmeticsChannel Hi, it's always best to seek permission to access a spot on a river as a recreational panner but I ask myself this question. Do people who swim in rivers, have picnics beside rivers and dive in off the rocks or kayak ask for permission . We are all doing something we enjoy. Sometimes if you are out of sight and out if mind, no one will know you are there, so to speak. You will always see signs up saying no fishing though .

It is a great spot if you like the peace and quiet 👍

Thanks Mike, I know what you mean👍

I drive there but I have cycled to and from Tyndrum on my adventures doing Land's end to John o' Groats.

@@MrDazP1adv3ntures Wow cycling with all your gear. The Bionic Man! :D

Not quite with my gold pans but interestingly, you passing many gold bearing rivers along the way...

@@MrDazP1adv3ntures where do you travel from?

Thanks Cai, every now and then a better piece turns up 🙂