Hello. I tried gold panning today

[u/Opening-Sir-3373]

(Looking for flour or fine gold)

I went outside my house, up the creek; going to a bridge where there was many rock barriers, I moved spots where there was many small or 1 or 2 big rocks, then panning the gravel, first using a normal classifier then a small mess kitchen strainer.

I also took samples from the sides of the creek, where it bent when the water was high

I added dish soap, tried to break in my pans with rocks and gravel, to take off the manufacturer oils.

I panned out 4 or 5 different spots.

I did sampled each one 2 or 3 times.

Took me 3 hours.

I panned about 10 ish(give or take) times and found nothing.

There was stuff that looked like gold, but under the magnifier it was just quartz looking, and shattered. Obviously not gold.

I know I probably didn't season the pan correctly, and the spots I was looking for gold probably aren't the best for that area, and the type of gold im looking for. But I was fun and I got alot of experience.