Got A Couple Of Rings Today Doing A Freshwater Lake Hunt:detecting:

[John-Edmonton]

It finally warmed up to 23 C / 74 F today, so, having a day off, I headed to a lake and used my wet suit for the very first time this year. It was still a little cool in the water, especially with strong gusty winds. I did luck out on a couple of rings and some coins. I only dug one bottle cap today. That's got to be a record. It just goes to show you how hunted out this lake is.

 

[Joel-Winnipeg]

Nice little jewels rings.

 

[mudpuppy]

Nice! Those glasses could have easily been a big gold chain, and that SS washer a plat or gold ring!...I hate those little spring steel hair barrettes...they fool me everytime!
Mud

 

[scott.f]

Nice finds John. i like the sterling signet ring. Congrats!

 

[John-Edmonton]

Thanks Scott. Lakes are never hunted out completely...

 

[John-Edmonton]

Judging from your finds, you pretty well dig it all. If you dig it all, you get it all! I still think you would do well with a PI.

 

[John-Edmonton]

Thanks Joel.....

 

[upnorth]

Thanks Scott. Lakes are never hunted out completely...

Nice haul John. Can you expand on why you said the above please. I am starting to swing a bit toward checking out the water and I'm waking up to it a bit.

 

[John-Edmonton]

Scott and I used to hunt water a lot together, so he probably can guess which lake I hunted. Because lakes are large, and sand can shift around to different places during the year, targets are always a possibility in any lake.

 

[upnorth]

Scott and I used to hunt water a lot together, so he probably can guess which lake I hunted. Because lakes are large, and sand can shift around to different places during the year, targets are always a possibility in any lake.

Shifting sand even in fresh water lakes ? Hmmm, I didn't expect that so much as expanding beach areas from shrinking water levels. I remember about 3-4 years back when we had a serious drought in the parries. Many sloughs etc dried up and lakes shrank. I was too new and naive/ignorant to realize what an opportunity there was to be had then. Oh well, all part of the game, lol.

 

[John-Edmonton]

If you have shrinking beach areas, you need to work the areas which were once under water. And....every time the winds are gusting to 40+ lots of sand moves around.

 

[upnorth]

If you have shrinking beach areas, you need to work the areas which were once under water. And....every time the winds are gusting to 40+ lots of sand moves around.

That is the bummer part of it, the water levels are back up or even higher now. Oh well...............