For those who are experienced magnet fishers you might be wanting to expand your magnet fishing area. This might mean trying another county, city, state or another country. There are many people who go on fishing and hunting trips, why not go on a magnet fishing trip or if you do have a trip booked that has some potential magnet fishing locations, why not take your magnet fishing gear and see what you catch? Below we look at 5 international locations for magnet fishing.
You may have visited some of these places or they may be a country on this list that you plan on visiting in the future. Some of you might even be living close by some of these locations and can vouched for their suitability for magnet fishing. You might even have some suggestions yourself of international places we should visit for magnet fishing.
1. Seine River (and its various tributaries)
The Seine River is a major river in France and the waterway that runs through Paris. It is also the scene (or background) to many historical events, battles and home to some amazing feats of architecture.
Some of the finds of a recent canal dredging in Paris found old bikes, wine bottles and even a vintage camera. The Seine has always been a major transport hub for France so there may be plenty of old treasures that have fallen off old boats or are part of a sunken treasure trove.
The Seine River feature in some of the battles of World War II and was also the battleground for more historical warfare such as when the Vikings attacked Paris in the 800’s. Who knows what treasures you could fine after a spot of magnet fishing in the Seine?
2. Rhine River
Another European waterway, the Rhine is one of Europe’s largest rivers, starting in Switzerland and ending in the Netherlands by emptying into the North Sea. There have be many historical events that have occurred on or close to the Rhine. Given the river is the major river running through Germany the Rhine also featured prominently in World War II particularly towards the end of the Nazi regime in 1945.
The Roman Empire also crossed the Rhine in the early 400’s and the Rhine also featured prominently during the Gallic and Holy Roman empires peaks. With potential historical artefacts from the Roman Empire all the way through to the World Wars, the Rhine is a potential treasure chest of opportunities for Magnet Fishing.
3. Mississippi River
The biggest river in the United States, the Mississippi River has seen a lot of action throughout time. Parts of its river have been home to pirates, explorers and native American Indians tribes. The famous pirate Jean Lafitte had his warehouse of stolen goods based on the Mississippi in New Orleans before moving his operation to Barataria Bay.
Another lure of visiting the Mississippi River for magnet fishing is the potential of finding sunken Treasure. Given the Mississippi has been the main waterway for transports since North America was settled there have been plenty of valuables transported over the years along the Mississippi (particularly during the civil and revolutionary war periods).
And given the high levels of piracy and buccaneers in early modern U.S. history (as mentioned above), you never know what your Mississippi magnet fishing adventure will provide. Check out this article for more information on some of the treasures that have been lost in the Mississippi.
4. Rio Grande River (also known as the Rio Bravo)
Sticking with North America, the Rio Grande is a river than spans USA and Mexico (the Rio Grande also forms a large part of the US/Mexico border) and is also the scene for many historical events. The Spanish spent a lot of the 1500’s navigating this river, the river was also part of the backdrop of the US invasion of Mexico in 1846 and was also part of the Chamizal dispute (also part of a potential assassination attempt of both the US and Mexican presidents of the time) between the US and Mexico.
Being a popular waterway in the 1700 and 1800’s there were many wealthy towns along the river including the large US cities Albuquerque and El Paso as well as the Mexican city Nuevo Laredo (situated on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande across from the US city Laredo) while the Rio Grande is also known to contain gold in several places. From the Mexican and Civil Wars, there’s plenty of potential treasure and artefacts that can be found in the Rio Grande.
5. Sydney Harbour (or Port Jackson)
The biggest harbour in Australia is also a location which could be home to some interesting finds when magnet fishing. Home to the world famous bridge, Sydney Harbour was also the one of the first sights seen by the English of the First Fleet in 1788.
Sydney Harbour is also home to several defence facilities (such as Fort Denison and Garden Island) and was also the sight of a World War II attack by 3 Japanese midget submarines on the USS Chicago (sinking HMAS Kuttabul). Rose Bay (part of Sydney Harbour) was also the sight of one of Sydney’s first airports with seaplanes regularly landing there in the late 1930’s.
The are just 5 international locations for magnet fishing that we have come up with though there are plenty of other rivers and tributaries around the world you could visit to go magnet fishing. The Amazon or Nile, the Yangtze or even some of the Nordic waterways used by the Vikings are other potential international locations for magnet fishing or at least flows through some great countries to visit.
If you are looking to go magnet fishing on your international trip be careful that you follow the local laws and regulations. What is legal in your country or jurisdiction may be illegal in another. Make sure that you can keep anything that you find particularly if it is valuable. Do your research and then go out, have fun and hopefully find some underwater treasure!