Cleanskin newbe

Hi all,
Bushpiggy2 here, so hello to you all. As the title suggests I am yet to find a piece of gold. It is on the list of 101 things to do before I die, however without finding anything on my first and only trip, last weekend, I can say I am hooked already. I am heading up to Oallen ford this weekend with my pan to have a look around. If anyone has a few tips about the area it would be most appreciated. I hear there is very fine gold there and it will take some work to get a few tiny pieces. Great, as I dont expect any to jump into the pan. I think looking for gold must be like fishing , if you catch one then all the better.
1 How far away from the river is it best to look?
2 How deep to dig down to the bedrock?

Good luck to all in your ventures
Regards

G'day Bushpiggy2 Nice ta meet ya!

I have no idea about panning ... but I just wanted to say G'day and welcome.

Hi Bushpiggy2, welcome to the forum. I don't know Oallen ford, but the easy answer is that gold is where you find it. You can try the obvious spots, crevices, behind rocks etc. Do a search on finding gold to help you understand how gold travels etc in rivers. I have found gold panning gravel and the clay under the gravel. The gravel is much easier to work as you don't need to break up the clay. If you don't find any gold, move to another spot and try again. Do you have a sieve to reduce the amount of large rocks you will be panning? Good luck. By the way, where I go there are friendly leaches, so some gloves would be handy.

G'day Bushpiggy2, i head out to the ford a bit, will probably be out there myself this weekend with my highbanker .
The nice thing about the ford is allmost the entire gravel bar has some flood gold, so you will most likely find a few specs where ever you go. If you are on the gravel bar there is no need to try and dig for bedrock as it is only flood gold you are looking for mostly, so skimming the surface a few inches around an area works better than diggin a hole in most places.
If you are just panning and dont want to travel far people seem to do ok right neaxt to the bridge but there are other spots downstream that are just as good.

Gday Bushpiggy2, glad you joined up. cheers Pete.

thanks to all for your advice. Research is under way.
Regards Bushpiggy2