Reno Chris 101 Report post Posted January 14, 2017 Its been a real tough time for residents, but the floods in California should make for some great prospecting this summer. The photos below show flooding on the north fork of the Yuba River in the Downieville area. Chris 2 JR BOI and dredgernaut reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dredgernaut 5 Report post Posted January 14, 2017 now your in trouble , you were thinking about mining , then you used a mechanized camera to take pictures , look at the water quality issues you created , the law is already on site to discuss your "plan of operation" . lol , nice pics Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leonard 10 Report post Posted January 15, 2017 I remember the summer of 1997 after the flood. Tremendous gold! Leonard Union Flats 1997 1 dredgernaut reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dredgernaut 5 Report post Posted January 15, 2017 cool pic leonard , do you recall what you found that year , and what was your method for recovery Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leonard 10 Report post Posted January 16, 2017 I was only there for a day or so. I was using just a pan. I watched a guy using a homemade sluice made out of plywood with the rough side up and no riffles in it at all. He was just shoveling it in and there was gold all over the plywood. We went back the next year and were dredging. We found some really nice gold in areas that weren't worked. Not in multiple ounce category but nice gold. You can see stories on 2 trips at http://golddredger.com/bdownie1.htm http://golddredger.com/downieindex.htm http://golddredger.com/rivercrossing/rivercrossing1.htm Leonard 1 B O'Berry reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ricky D N 7 Report post Posted January 16, 2017 What about the dredging regs , can you still dredge in Calif , hopefully Trump will resolve that issue , I was in Calif for the 96/97 floods on the Russian river it was a good one .. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dredgernaut 5 Report post Posted January 16, 2017 hopefully lots of gold moves with this high water , looking forward to this year for sure Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reno Chris 101 Report post Posted January 20, 2017 Lots of spots I've done well sniping over the years - I'm going to try to see if they have re-filled with nuggets. 2 dredgernaut and B O'Berry reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
