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Thanks for all the replies. Seems like I'll have to restrict fossicking to leechless territory or stock up on Bushmans and gum boots. I think my most satisfying experience was discovering a bloated leech on the floor of my car (near the accelerator pedal) and flicking it out the door onto a hot...

I'm from Taree in NSW and I've visited a few places around the hood, such as Ellenborough Falls and Barrington Tops. On a couple of occasions I went bushwalking and was attacked by leeches. They were everywhere... in the streams, on the walking tracks, hiding under leaves and rocks, waiting to...

Most of what I know about photography and camping I've learned from forums and more experienced people, and I'm hoping the same thing happens here with prospecting. So thanks for that great post about the things to look for. This is a most enjoyable learning curve.

Pardon my ignorance, chaps, but I'm a newbie learning the ropes by reading your posts. I take it that the inside bend of a creek is the one with the shortest travel... something like the way a race car takes the inside of a bend. I gather that it's the inside bend of a creek that is more likely...

Thanks a bunch for the responses peoples. Taree is Aboriginal for the local fig, Stu. But in all the 13 years I've lived in Taree I've never been bitten by a fig. Just lucky I guess. However, the treads of my mountain bike tyres haven't been so fortunate. Meanwhile, I'm learning a thing or two...

A few days ago I had little interest in prospecting apart from being curious and wanting to meet an experienced prospector with interesting tales to tell. Then a bloke from the Grey Nomads forum read a post of mine about my current medical situation and offered to take me prospecting when I...