Vic Goldfields - painful

Went to Heathcote yesterday, and with all the rain the Vics have been having, every dighole was full of water and ................. mozzies.

Yep the goldfields are full of mozzies, so if you want to detect around diggings you better not miss any skin with repellant. I missed my hands and looked down to find three of them on my fingers.

Drove on top of a hill and there met Dan from Boronia - wearing shorts. Unfortunately for him we stopped for a talk and then they descended on his legs

Good luck if you are going out - you have been warned!

Jeff

they are the absoulute worst! I get attacked everytime we go out, they seem to always find the spots the repellant missed, always biting me through my clothing, I break out in the hugest welts from mossies, bloody hate em! lol

Was out today - amazing not one bite But there were heaps around

I always wear jeans detecting.

Shorts in the bush >>> NEVER

Use plenty of repellent... PLENTY ++++++

Also have tried those mozzie repellent shirts. They seem to stop the buggers biting through..

mossie repellant shirts sound good!!

Started at 9am this morning lasted 30 minutes, thought i had some roll on left but no.......jumped back in the car and bought a big can at the local supermarket...back out again, not one after i sprayed that can everywhere.
Dug alot of ground noise due to the wet ground, found lead and the usual rust tiny bits and no gold...Huey is going through a drought at the moment, i am giving it a real crack but will persist until i do again...maybe i need help

HueyDuck....

HueyDuck wrote:Dug alot of ground noise due to the wet ground

Tis a little noisy for sure. Dug a few duds myself

Still found sum small stuff today and I'm happy with that ..

Congrats Ararat on your finds today, Yes we have to dig those pesky ground noises because sometimes they turn out to be a little nuggy...I love this hobby, its bitten me like a mozzie....

HueyDuck....

HueyDuck wrote:Congrats Ararat on your finds today, Yes we have to dig those pesky ground noises because sometimes they turn out to be a little nuggy...I love this hobby, its bitten me like a mozzie....

HueyDuck....

Thanks mate... those ground noises hey - ya just gotta dig em...

Yes its a great pastime. The Mozzies/March flys/bullants etc etc. but they wont stop me

You should have seen the bloody huge centipede I saw this morning it was at least 5 inches long

congrats on your find ararat, they look great

one day, i hope to have something to show & tell

Ararat.
Nice gold mate , they are very smooth.
Cheers Greg

Greg wrote:Nice gold mate , they are very smooth. Cheers Greg

G'day Greg, All the gold from this spot has the same look...

Some more

Ararat.
Looks like it has travelled a long way or has lots of water running over it.
Cheers Greg.

Never swap a mozzie or a fly on your skin, the scent attracts more.

Good advice Peter. I ask them politely to leave.

Robert