Compass Posted October 18, 2023 Share Posted October 18, 2023 I am fortunate to have several lakes to hunt which are between 5 - 100 miles from me. Some of them have fluctuating water levels and if you time it right you can get to dry areas that were submerged during the summer. At one lake I was probably a week late and missed out on some good hunting. At another lake, I was likely a couple days late and despite seeing signs of previous hunters I was able to still have some productive hunts before the water level was returned to normal. During my last 2 hunts I found a gold crucifix and a small gold St. Mary medallion. Both had their hoops intact so the chains holding them must have broke or opened up. I spent a lot of time looking for the chains, that may or may not have been there, to no avail. (one of these days!) I can't wait for the beaches to get productive again. The lake circuit has been fun but, to me, so much more work and more trash than I find in the wet beach sand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPT_GhostLight Posted October 18, 2023 Share Posted October 18, 2023 More great finds, Compass, well done and congrats on the silver and gold! 😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvpopeye Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 Nice finds Compass ! Some nice color in that pile ! 🖖 Time well spent lake hunting.. A lot of lakes reduce levels this time of the year. Good reminder to check your local puddle levels !🥸 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schoolofhardNox Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 Wow. Awesome finds. Cleaner than beach finds 😊, that's a big plus! I always wanted to do some lakes in my area, but I'm not sure if they are off limits. Worth the extra digging you had to do because of the trash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Compass Posted October 19, 2023 Author Share Posted October 19, 2023 8 hours ago, CPT_GhostLight said: More great finds, Compass, well done and congrats on the silver and gold! 😎 Thanks CPT, It's been a good detecting year for me so far and a productive winter would be icing on the cake. 2 hours ago, rvpopeye said: Nice finds Compass ! Some nice color in that pile ! 🖖 Time well spent lake hunting.. A lot of lakes reduce levels this time of the year. Good reminder to check your local puddle levels !🥸 Thanks rvp, You are spot-on about the lakes. Sometimes you can even find recently posted fishing videos to to help monitor the lake levels. 1 hour ago, schoolofhardNox said: Wow. Awesome finds. Cleaner than beach finds 😊, that's a big plus! I always wanted to do some lakes in my area, but I'm not sure if they are off limits. Worth the extra digging you had to do because of the trash. Thanks school, That silver chain and ring were dark gray when I found them but, yes, cleaned up MUCH easier than salt-water silver. Even an off-limit lake authority might be interested in having someone remove trash for free, especially, if they see the hazardous items we remove (fish hooks, lead, batteries, nails, broken bottles, can slaw, etc., etc., etc.). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mn90403 Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 Well done. I've only done a little bit of lake hunting in Havasu and that was many years ago. I'm eagerly awaiting a 'return to normal' swells if the southern Pacific and El Nino kick in as they predict. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivers rat Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 Well done!!!! RR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valens Legacy Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 Very nice finds at the lake and hope you have more luck at the other lakes. Stay safe out there and good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCtoad Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 Hell yeah! That’s a great haul! May I ask what part of the country you’re in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim tn Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 Yeah, nice haul! HH jim tn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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