The Grizzly Tales; Live from AU Colorado

[GrizzlyGremlin]

Weather is stupid to try to predict so i just follow my game plan to the best and adapt if need be.
Today looked to be a bust, rain, snow, sleet, wind, sun, clouds and the Doppler looked like a puzzle.
I just took my time and happen to hit 3 hours of sunshine digging in the Tshirt!!!
Sign me up for craps!
That shiny stuff was right where it should have been too. Never a bad feeling.
Oh how i dam wish i could dredge here. Theres no rock that cant be moved by hand.
I see why though. I could breeze through 15-20 yards a day piece of cake.
For now im getting in very good shape for the dredging onslaught!!!

Ok time to go home!!

 

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Way to go. "Sweet"

 

[Cassews]

Griz: Have you panned on Clear Creek yet ? Check with Regulations on gold panning as I know some of them have changed quite a bit, but Dh & I used to go and we would get some nice gold. But that was a few years ago, now we just go over in the Western Slope on our claims with our friends, so we can dredge, sluice, high bank or dry wash.
So Platte was a good one also, found quite a bit there too!

 

[GrizzlyGremlin]

Yep that is gold is from clear creek! Regulations are not too strict.
Colorado is very open to
most types of recreation.
Im just about to hang up
the shovel and the 4" is coming out for good.
I should be spending most of my time with the boys from CGC. Ive started talking to several members in denver and seem grizzly and fairly hungry for gold.
If you got a spot, and need a 4" dredge Cassews, im always looking to run and gun!

 

[EriktheProspector]

Good gold Grizzly! Keep up the good work!
Heavy pans to you!
Erik

 

[GrizzlyGremlin]

Different kind of gold this week!
My sis came to town and wanted to see the state.
Needless to say my 6wt fly rod came along.
Got 4 cutbows over 16". Cant beat a morning like that!

 

[huntsman53]

Now that is real Gold in the frying pan or baking sheet! I hope you cooked and served them up as soon as you got home!


Frank

 

[GrizzlyGremlin]

Heading over to A Bar if any of you Coloradans wana beat the rain!

 

[KevinInColorado]

I wish! Instead I'm on a plane to MA

 

[GrizzlyGremlin]

So heres the last messing around pic
Just a quick hour before the rain.
In other news i got fired. Canned. He Gone.
I saw it coming and had my best job op slip by today.
Im actively looking for a new job but in the mean time im SOL. I need income and have about a month of cash til im tapped.
It looks like for now ill be a full time dredger.
Theres gold nearby me and ive got no other options.
As of tomorrow, i start my new temp job underwater...As much as this is how i and many of us imagine living the dream, the daunting mountain of thinking about spending all day all week for who knows how many weeks in cold high muddy cloudy water isnt really that dreamy... Im hoping for gram plus days.
The water is high and mud right now so i just need to make $ so anything over .25 grams will keep me at least occupied. I have a particular gravel bar in mind. Im going to trench a 3' deep hole 8' wide and 15-20' long across the point of it.
Im moving the yards until i figure out what im looking for.
Come on employers, i work harder and longer than most people can try to dream about!
Until then ill be on Clear Creek 8am until too cold to feel feelings!

 

[mytimetoshine]

So heres the last messing around picView attachment 1157196
Just a quick hour before the rain.
In other news i got fired. Canned. He Gone.
I saw it coming and had my best job op slip by today.
Im actively looking for a new job but in the mean time im SOL. I need income and have about a month of cash til im tapped.
It looks like for now ill be a full time dredger.
Theres gold nearby me and ive got no other options.
As of tomorrow, i start my new temp job underwater...As much as this is how i and many of us imagine living the dream, the daunting mountain of thinking about spending all day all week for who knows how many weeks in cold high muddy cloudy water isnt really that dreamy... Im hoping for gram plus days.
The water is high and mud right now so i just need to make $ so anything over .25 grams will keep me at least occupied. I have a particular gravel bar in mind. Im going to trench a 3' deep hole 8' wide and 15-20' long across the point of it.
Im moving the yards until i figure out what im looking for.
Come on employers, i work harder and longer than most people can try to dream about!
Until then ill be on Clear Creek 8am until too cold to feel feelings!

Dang.. that's ruff. Sorry about losing the job Grizzly. At least you can bring in a buck or two mining.. better spend some of that free time filling out applications though.

 

[GoldpannerDave]

Well, Grizzly, I am sure you wanted to try living off gold, but on your own timing. Too bad you are being forced into it now. May all your cleanups be gram+ golden.

I guess you can supplement your food supplies with trout. "Looks like trout's back on the menu, men."

Keep us up-dated.

 

[GrizzlyGremlin]

Oh it would be very rugged to do this forever. That water is nice and cold. Itd require a very functional and efficient heating system to stay comfortable.
I dont think i found a gram but who knows.
I have so much mercury coated fine stuff its difficult to tell, gota roast em hand lol.
Wasn't expecting the globs.
We got more rain so the river is too high to get into the water. If the water goes over the banks and floods up some big old tailing piles the dredging is going to be good, i wonder if those big tailing piles devoid of vegetation fall within the high water mark? Judges? They tested ok, but need a better look.
Anyway interview tmw, and then revisit if its possible to get into the river anywhere...
Cmon job!
I got to a harder layer 2.5' down that had better gold but didnt see the merc until i cleaned my sluice.

Some no fun cons
Didnt get a final pic, it was prob a proud half gram maybe .75
I dont mind finding lead either!

I bet when the water is down gram days can most def be had. The better dirt started at 2.5 feet, with clearer not liquid ice water it'd be no problem!
Cmon job and nice weather, gime a break here.

 

[KevinInColorado]

Lemme guess: North Fork of Clear Creek right?

 

[mytimetoshine]

View attachment 1157917

This picture needs to be shown at every one of these ongoing court cases and river clean up scheme meetings. This is what one man in one day removed from our rivers with "hobby" equipment. With a cost of ZERO dollars to the tax payer.

 

[GrizzlyGremlin]

Well this Gremlin is back on his feet! Today is my second day as a concrete field technician, now ill be able to play with dirt all day every day!
To celebrate ill be digging!
The rivers are still up but comming down and a few spots are sluicable! Dredgings kinda out for now.
So another open invite to A Bar! Ill be there tmw from noon on! About 200 yds up from the bridge!

 

[KevinInColorado]

I'm headed to the gold show tomorrow afternoon and/or Sunday. Are you going?

 

[GoldpannerDave]

Yes, I am planning on making it Sunday. Tomorrow I get to keep my two grandsons, one is 7 1/2 and the other almost 3. We should have a great time.

 

[GrizzlyGremlin]

Actually i didnt even know there was a gold show going down! I dont have cable and have been tying flies like a mad man with the water being so high.
I might get out to the show sunday too if i can keep my fly rod out of my hands!

 

[GrizzlyGremlin]

Well not much has changed in the last month. The rivers are still very high. Its looking like this weekend is going to provide some great digging weather finally!!
I did get out to a few spots to sample but man o man the chocolate milk rivers are depressing!