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LOUIS CREEK RD CONDITIONS

tasmangold		Posted : Friday, 10 April 2015 8:19:33 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 14/03/2015(UTC) Posts: 23 Location: nelson Thanks: 10 times Was thanked: 8 time(s) in 7 post(s)		hi guys might go try my luck up the louis tomorrow ,just wondering what the rd up there is like ,have a fwd but with rd tyres just wondering if that will get me up there, i know theres been a little rain etc , wont try the new creek rd as ive herd thats a shitter getting up there, any info would be handy cheers

Darren		Posted : Friday, 10 April 2015 5:41:40 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 6/01/2014(UTC) Posts: 24 Location: Blenheim Thanks: 28 times Was thanked: 40 time(s) in 19 post(s)		Will not be a problem, Howard valley road is well maintained. Trusting you have never been out there before, just keep going down howard valley road until just before the ford, there is a camp area with a wood burning cooker and some local area signage, a good place to park up, across the ford is some more signage about the confines of the fossicking area and the rules. Its a fair hike from the ford into the fossicking area, those who are equipped to crevice the exposed bedrock with suckers and the like seem to do the best, but I tend to do about half a gram a day sluicing minimum, it has always paid.

tasmangold		Posted : Friday, 10 April 2015 8:29:13 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 14/03/2015(UTC) Posts: 23 Location: nelson Thanks: 10 times Was thanked: 8 time(s) in 7 post(s)		cheers m8 / didnt realize you hd to walk from the howard rd at the ford up to the creek , looked at the maps and says theres a 4wd trak up to it ,must be wrong :) guess i be walking

RioGold		Posted : Friday, 10 April 2015 9:32:36 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 10/12/2014(UTC) Posts: 24 Location: NELSON Thanks: 21 times Was thanked: 19 time(s) in 11 post(s)		Hey mate you can drive all the way there in a 4wd!! was up there on Monday and the road is still pretty good. maybe be a wet after the last couple of days rain tho!! if you put in the hard yards you'll find your share of nice stuff :) regards David

overdog		Posted : Friday, 10 April 2015 9:37:09 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 2/03/2010(UTC) Posts: 418 Location: nelson Thanks: 69 times Was thanked: 82 time(s) in 68 post(s)		A 4x4 even with road tyres will get you right up to the fossicking area.The only slight worry might be the ford if its been really rainin but you should be fine.

krico25		Posted : Tuesday, 14 April 2015 6:42:51 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Dust Groups: Registered Joined: 14/04/2015(UTC) Posts: 1 Location: manawatu Thanks: 1 times		Was up the Howard on Saturday, a bit bumpy on the track to New creek and Louie creek 4wd a must.

tasmangold		Posted : Tuesday, 14 April 2015 7:21:56 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 14/03/2015(UTC) Posts: 23 Location: nelson Thanks: 10 times Was thanked: 8 time(s) in 7 post(s)		yah got up the lewis on sat was all good , next will try the new creek

krico25		Posted : Tuesday, 14 April 2015 7:35:16 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Dust Groups: Registered Joined: 14/04/2015(UTC) Posts: 1 Location: manawatu Thanks: 1 times		We left around 2 pm, what time were you there.

tasmangold		Posted : Tuesday, 14 April 2015 7:47:27 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 14/03/2015(UTC) Posts: 23 Location: nelson Thanks: 10 times Was thanked: 8 time(s) in 7 post(s)		about the same time left just before it rained ,was at the lower louis .parked down in the pine trees ,didnt find to much

krico25		Posted : Tuesday, 14 April 2015 9:38:38 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Dust Groups: Registered Joined: 14/04/2015(UTC) Posts: 1 Location: manawatu Thanks: 1 times		We were in a white hilux, we passed a silver ranger at the camping area on our way to the louie. We got a few colours from New creek in the morning.

tasmangold		Posted : Tuesday, 14 April 2015 10:13:43 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 14/03/2015(UTC) Posts: 23 Location: nelson Thanks: 10 times Was thanked: 8 time(s) in 7 post(s)		Was in my outlander . Yah might have to dig a bit deeper me thinks in the Louis . And made some changes to my sluice :)

krico25		Posted : Tuesday, 14 April 2015 10:30:28 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Dust Groups: Registered Joined: 14/04/2015(UTC) Posts: 1 Location: manawatu Thanks: 1 times		Last time in was in the Louie creek there were no pine trees (back in the mid 90s), have preferred New creek since then as the gold is just a bit easier to get. Got a few specks from Collingwood a week earlier.