Dollys Creek worth detecting

Well its official...... I am the best lead finder about hahaha.... 4hrs today and 7g of lead!!!

Never mind..... Although its starting to wear me down I must admit.....

On a positive note..... I played around with a 0.7g gold sample to tune the machine in..... No, not one I found It was given to me by a friend called Norm Enders in Kyneton. Some of you may know him.

What I found was the big difference in signal strength when I put the gain up to around 17. I had to have the stabiliser down to 8 though.
I also found that I could detect the test target at a greater distance when buried than an air test. I thought that was interesting. So the day wasn't a total loss.....

Dave

Hill Folk

I'VE been holding off to give you all that room up there for you to find your first bit but it's just not happening so you leave me no choice but To me up with you some time after Christmass and put you on one of my X marks the spot and hope you get lucky

I will give you good notice to get the day you can make it so hang in there.

Cheers
David

David,

I would be happy to leave the detector at home and just walk with someone like yourself that's experienced and talk about the geology and little tips and tricks of the detectors.... Want to work out the puzzle of it all but I feel there is a piece missing.... The few bits I have found in other places was pure arse I reckon.....

I am certainly not looking for "secret spots" from anyone but want to learn how to figure them out for myself as I am sure there is some still there and now I cant give up on that place......

Dave

Hey guys can I camp in the area upstream of the bridge? looking for a good spot to take mrs and step daughter to stay a night or two and thought can go there and have a poke around

Jerry,
You can camp anywhere in the area as long as you stay in the public land boundary which is marked clearly on most maps. You cannot remove firwood without a permit but you can make a camp fire and use the available wood on site. Bear in mind the fire restrictions and remember the fire must be for cooking or warmth and no bigger than a certain size which is on the CFA website on the "can I, can't I" brochure'..........

You are the man of the match...
Thankies!
I see Xmas night being out there and maybe the night after.... i don't do camp sites preferring to full bush camp like the old airforce days

A great thread I have read a few times

Curiosity has got the better of me ........

Does anyone know if the hill folk has found his first piece .......????

No I haven't !! A couple of tiny tiny bits from elswhere yes but none from here. Was out there just the other day. Gonna start a lead factory !! All good fun :-):-). I will prevail!!

the hill folk wrote:No I haven't !! A couple of tiny tiny bits from elswhere yes but none from here. Was out there just the other day. Gonna start a lead factory !! All good fun :-):-). I will prevail!!

G'day ,

Thanks for replying , it's pleasing to read your positive attitude all the way along & glad to read your still Detecting & you've got a couple of bits elsewhere .

Dave ( Detrack ) is a good man who I know & his generous info. Is priceless

Keep up the good work Hill folk

Anthony

Hey guys, Camped up there Xmas Eve,
I assure u there is no decent gold to be found, no water either & for a detector the ground is dam near solid iron with chucks on the surface all over.
The tracks are pretty rough as winter has been harsh on them... few spots my zook struggled to get us through (raised with 29s).
I took my bow but there is no real life up there, no real rabbit diggings, no fox.... Only thing just pre-dawn was a Sambar deer scaring the crap outta me lol
Was too dark to go chasing him around all the open mine shafts.
I did however get my drone up so whipped up a quick vid for you all

Hi there team. I am new to prospecting and wanted you to know this Information has been invaluable to helping me along the way. I am based an hour from Dolly’s Creek and wanted to head up there at some stage. I see this chain finished some months ago and wanted to know if any of you still venture up there? I am swinging a GPX5000 and have been practising in the Otways where l live. Any spots down here you know of also would be greatly appreciated.

Hey team,

Ill be out there tomorrow having a swing.

I be around 37deg 45min 22sec S.....................144deg 04min 49sec E ....

If you are around that side of the creek come say gday and we can compare trash hauls

dave

Soosa wrote:Hi there team. I am new to prospecting and wanted you to know this Information has been invaluable to helping me along the way. I am based an hour from Dolly’s Creek and wanted to head up there at some stage. I see this chain finished some months ago and wanted to know if any of you still venture up there? I am swinging a GPX5000 and have been practising in the Otways where l live. Any spots down here you know of also would be greatly appreciated.

While I haven't found anything there I know that a lot have. Some good sizes too. I go there because it closest to where I live. Its there to be found.

Dave

the hill folk wrote:

Soosa wrote:Hi there team. I am new to prospecting and wanted you to know this Information has been invaluable to helping me along the way. I am based an hour from Dolly’s Creek and wanted to head up there at some stage. I see this chain finished some months ago and wanted to know if any of you still venture up there? I am swinging a GPX5000 and have been practising in the Otways where l live. Any spots down here you know of also would be greatly appreciated.

While I haven't found anything there I know that a lot have. Some good sizes too. I go there because it closest to where I live. Its there to be found.

Dave

Thanks for hitting me back Dave, loving this thread and also the fact you are not giving up!

Hey Team,

Went for my first swing on Saturday at Dolly's and like Dave found a tonne of lead but was good to get out with the weather being a little cooler. Thanks to the amazing information in this thread we headed left on the maps, the right seems super steep and maybe best hitting it from the back side of the hill.

Am desperate for a lesson on my 5000 to understand the signals a bit more and hopefully find my first bit of gold. If anyone is heading up with a wealth of knowledge, would love to tag along

Hope you find something today Dave!

Lunch time report.... Some lead shot, 22 casing, shotgun casing and the side of an old pocket knife.... The hunt continues!!

the hill folk wrote:Lunch time report.... Some lead shot, 22 casing, shotgun casing and the side of an old pocket knife.... The hunt continues!!

Keep the updates coming!

All over for the day..... The big one is still bout there

Today's takings... Tried a 14" coiltek mono...

Hey guys ive just received a couple of detectors for chrisie and my birthday the equniox 800 and the gm1000. I was wondering if anyone has been going out to dolly's i have been out there twice in the last 2 weeks only seen moties haha. I searched around the mullock piles at location 2 but im going to try the washed areas on the hill slopes I have only found 22 bullets and lead shot so theres still fresh ground. Sorry for the Shite pics of dollys no water atm

Thanks Detrac for you maps, have been going out detecting a few times without any luck hopefully your maps help.

Hi has anybody been detecting at dollys creek lately
Heading there tomorrow just wondering what the tracks are like atm

Hey macca i went out there last week, the tracks are dry and easy if your in a forby to get to the deep areas but 2wd will get you most of the way. Ive been looking at dollys for a year now no gold yet. Pm me if you want someone to swing with

Has anyone seen the hut someone built out at dollys? its as your going to location 2 but take the left track

If thats where i think it is there has been bits and pieces of tin and a shanty there for years. North side of creek at top of hill. In the bush to the south of the road .

Has anybody had much luck prospecting Dolly's Creek lately?

Was out dollys today just off orchid track picked up abit the track is rough passing the gravel pit was shattered was gonna check out further down then tried a spot off forest Rd and got bogged just off the Rd needed to winch out haha good times