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About Dirt Fishing Adventures

Metal Detecting, treasure hunting, hobbies, rhode island, massachusetts, connecticut

Proudly dirt fishing since 1995

An out of the blue opportunity to spend the summer of 1995 in a beach house led to the purchase of a Tesoro Silver Sabre II metal detector, and a metal detecting journey began.  Since then, Brian has founded a club at the high school where he's taught for over 20 years, written multiple articles for the now defunct Western & Eastern Treasures magazine, published a book on metal detecting, taught metal detecting classes to teen and adult learners, and has been guiding clients on metal detecting hunts in the field.  We like to call them "Dirt Fishing Adventures."

Treasure in the News

A big pile of gold coins!

$160 million in buried coins

$160 million in buried coins

Can you imagine going for a casual hike and finding $300,000+ worth of gold coins?

$160 million in buried coins

$160 million in buried coins

$160 million in buried coins

A family's hidden treasure. described as being "in Europe" has been been unearthed and is going up for auctions.  Estimates put the value of the horde at $260 million.

Viking gold in farm field

$160 million in buried coins

Viking gold in farm field

A metal detectorist working a cauliflower field in Cornwall, UK discovered a hoard of Viking gold.

Transylvanian silver

Talk about beginners luck.

Viking gold in farm field

Two detectorists working in Transylvania found a hoard of 3,000 year old silver.

Talk about beginners luck.

Talk about beginners luck.

Talk about beginners luck.

A Danish man bought his first detector and got his coil over a bunch of  2,500 year old artifacts on his first outing.

Six Figure Nugget

Talk about beginners luck.

Talk about beginners luck.

We need to go to Australia!


Tyler Mahoney  didn't even need a detector to find a life-changing lump of gold.

lessons, Metal detecting, treasure hunting, hobby, rhode island, massachusetts, connecticut

Brian's book is available on Amazon

Read the reviews:


" I pretty much thought I knew what I was doing. Until I read this book. " S. Borrelli


" I enjoyed this book. It wasn’t a dry, technical read but rather like having a conversation with an old friend. The author’s way of explanation was relatable and easy to follow. " P. Miller


" Best of the best with no hidden agenda trying to sell you something... Buy it, you will NOT regret it, and be glad you did. "  Book Candy



See the book here

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