First trip of the year =GOLD!!!:clapping:

[Mike Moutray - St.Louis MO]

It was a nice day today and I decided to visit a swimming lake that has been good to me in the past.
It was drained way down for dam repairs and the entire swimming area was high and dry.
I was able to hunt around the deep water area that I never could get to before. The hunting was
tough... deep slippery mud, lots of big rocks, and tons of beer cans - all under a thick mat of dying
weeds. I spent about 4 hours to get the mess in the pic, but I was rewarded with a nice 10K gold
ring with a blue topaz. It was right next to an anchor for the rope going around the deep end.
Hopefully it will dry out a bit before the lake fills back in so I can make a return trip.
Take care and HH, Mike.

 

[MikeO]

Nice ring Mike.
It should look awesome once cleaned and straightened.

 

[mudpuppy]

Good on ya!

Great write up too..it makes sense, you can see a person hanging on to that rope and having the ring get pulled off...thinking about it, people congregate there and hang onto that rope, and a lot of horseplay goes on in that area.. Its these details you wrote that make this site a learning experience..Thank you!
Mud

 

[OldNorthwest]

Great find Mike, looks like you definitely earned that gold with all that trash!

 

[Ed (Upstate NY)]

Nice ring Mike. We're buried under so much snow I might not be detecting until June !!!

 

[drkp88]

Great find Mike. A little research and some common sense often pays off!
Bruce