east fork

Hi all, I bought a Gold Bug Pro a few months ago because I read that it was tailored to highly mineralized areas like the East Fork river. I've been there a few times but have found only trash; I've looked on the inside bends, on the banks, in the middle of the river, etc., with no luck. I...

Hello everyone! Newbie to this awesome site. Found some great information here. I will try and contribute here too! :icon_thumright: Mainly will be searching the East Fork area and hope to meet some people in the hobby. Take care and be safe! Eric 8-)

The ranger service thinks it's the prospectors who mess up the river... When is the last time one of those hikers, families or fisherman brought a metal detector to the river? Oh, that's right! They just bring a bunch of trash. Well, I hope the ranger service can keep things clean for them if...

I went to the East Fork river today, this little "picker" was on my rubber mat riffles. I dumped some dirt on it and it didn't budge, so I grabbed it. There were some flakes on the mat every bucket I sluiced, so I am a little excited to pan my concentrates tomorrow. If I find anything good, I...

Hi, So I've been following the threads about the East Fork location for a while and finally picked up some gear. Was going to head down there as soon as the roads were open again but figured I should call the ANF Ranger station to find out about claims, since I've seen a fair amount of warnings...

San Gabriel River, CA. Let's go. Seriously. Is anybody interested in going to the east fork this Thursday? Kind of short notice, I know, but I'm hoping we can at least one person to partner up and move a lot more dirt than I did the last time I went there. Let's dig all day. :goldpan:8-)