Does anyone have any joy in rivers?

[sponner]

Apologies if this is a dumb question.

Does anyone detect shallow rivers near to bridges

I recall an old time team where they were getting Roman artefacts from a river bed near to the site of a bridge.

Wondering if it was possible and how people got on.

[haggz]

Im sure you still need permission from the landowner/s to venture into rivers. This might be of interest
https://www.redpepper.org.uk/the-battle ... waterways/

[Macsen Wledig]

They made some changes with regards to the rivers a few years ago in response to an uptake in magnet fishing, if i remember your basically guilty of dredging if youre magnet fishing now.
A few years ago i bought one of those magnet fishers and thought it a bright idea to go to a spot i knew a roman bridge/ford must have crossed. I cast my magnet into the river and began to pull it back towards me, unsurprisingly and immediately it became snagged on the rocks. Doh!!!
Thankfully it was a warm sunny day and not wanting to lose 30 quid, the only thing i ended up fishing out was my magnet. thankfully id chosen a spot that wasn't all that deep.

I have a permission that runs down to a river, detecting the actual bank is difficult, not only the terrain with all the stones and boulders but the digging too as the water tends to fill the holes.
Its also seriously trashy and this is a river in a rural relatively unfrequented area. I dont mind discriminating in untidy areas but you have to worry about your battery life with that many bleeps going on.
And thus i stay now just stay away and keep to the fields

[leslie(nova scotia)]

Is rewarding at times and challenging Here in Canada no permit needed if public land surrounding it. Take care.

[pasttarg]

very good if you find the right river .say at canterbury or salisbury were loaded with finds but now banned in them .thames was awesome 70s to 90s period

[rossi46]

Lol I saw the title and thought "no, but I once had a tumble on the bank"

[haggz]

[dondo]

It's very hard going and takes a lot of persistence but good finds can be had, in the 1970s i was working just outside a big city that had a river running through a cobbled culvert running under the main road into the city, an old guy who i was working with told me all the storm drains from the city fed into the culvert and as a kid they'd sift through the silt to find coins, i spent some happy hours down there.

[Brad85]

I go kayaking in the summer and keep meaning to purchase a magnet that I can drag along the riverbed. I know for a fact there's at least one pair of sunglasses down there!

[Keef the Frog]

They made some changes with regards to the rivers a few years ago in response to an uptake in magnet fishing, if i remember your basically guilty of dredging if youre magnet fishing now.
A few years ago i bought one of those magnet fishers and thought it a bright idea to go to a spot i knew a roman bridge/ford must have crossed. I cast my magnet into the river and began to pull it back towards me, unsurprisingly and immediately it became snagged on the rocks. Doh!!!
Thankfully it was a warm sunny day and not wanting to lose 30 quid, the only thing i ended up fishing out was my magnet. thankfully id chosen a spot that wasn't all that deep.

I have a permission that runs down to a river, detecting the actual bank is difficult, not only the terrain with all the stones and boulders but the digging too as the water tends to fill the holes.
Its also seriously trashy and this is a river in a rural relatively unfrequented area. I dont mind discriminating in untidy areas but you have to worry about your battery life with that many bleeps going on.
And thus i stay now just stay away and keep to the fields

You'd think the mega-minds in charge would be pleased having all the ferrous crap removed for free

[cleetop]

I used to do a bit of detecting in rivers and streams - until I learned about the nasty diseases you can catch if you're not careful. I suppose it's like anywhere else, make sure your tetanus shots up are up to date and if the place looks (or smells) iffy, err on the side of caution.

Here's some info on water-borne infectious diseases.

Above all, stay safe

[Keef the Frog]

I used to do a bit of detecting in rivers and streams - until I learned about the nasty diseases you can catch if you're not careful. I suppose it's like anywhere else, make sure your tetanus shots up are up to date and if the place looks (or smells) iffy, err on the side of caution.

Here's some info on water-borne infectious diseases.

Above all, stay safe

I've detected my pond which was proper manky before I started mud dredging. No ailments etc to report report report report..........

[Duncanmagoo]

I suppose not all rivers are equal but in my 30’s I kayaked half of the UKs rivers and canals. Never caught anything but a cold. To be fair I never drunk the water either but did get dunked too often. I’d say the biggest problem is going to be personal safety. Especially when the water isn’t very clear.

This from the bloke that managed to kill his Deus control box last week by falling in a rock pool.