Gold Gypsies Chris and Greg Clark with Wedderburn real estate agent Kat McKay (middle), showing off some of the gold pieces they’ve found.

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Professional prospectors Chris and Greg Clark rose to fame as the Gold Gypsies on the reality show Aussie Gold Hunters on Foxtel’s Discovery Channel.

With a global fan base and having prospected across WA and Queensland, they’ve relocated to the Wedderburn area in Victoria’s golden triangle – buying a more than 20ha block in the area.

Mr Clark said while they had found a few pieces of gold on their property, the forest opposite had been richer pickings so far.

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“It’s highly probably that there’s more in there, and we have found old mud hut remains – so the chances are they were owned by prospectors from the past,” he said.

With the price of gold rising from $40 a gram to $120 since they first started prospecting, the couple noted that it had become “quite worthwhile now” and Ms Clark said Victoria was the nation’s top area to go hunting for it.

“It’s the best spot in Australia, and the chances of getting lost in Victoria’s goldfields are a lot less than other states,” Ms Clark said.

Bush blocks with dams and waterways can have a concealed trove beneath the waterline.

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The state’s golden triangle — including towns such as Dunolly, Talbot and Wedderburn — were their main tips on where to find a bush block that could have hidden wealth.

“There’s gold all through Wedderburn, you just have to go out and look for it,” Ms Clark said.

Stockland and Leggo agent Kat McKay has also found gold out in King Parrot Creek, where she grew up near Flowerdale, though nothing quite close to the $15,000 worth she was given a chance to hold by the Clark family this week.

But since beginning work in the Wedderburn area, she’s begun hearing constant stories of major finds, including local folklore of a homeowner in the main township who unearthed a nugget in their back yard as they were putting in a swimming pool.

“But a lot of people seem to be moving up there for the gold, with a lot of prospecting and looking for old mines,” Ms McKay said.

Ms McKay holds some of the finds of Gold Gypsies Chris and Greg Clark.

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While for some that meant buying a home in town as a base to go out from, others were looking for big blocks backing onto public forests.

The Gold Gypsies backed the call of looking for land next to state forests, but suggested buyers also scout out Gold Rush-era infrastructure as well as creek beds and other waterways — even if they’re dry.

GOLD GYPSIES TIPS TO FIND A GOLDEN ADDRESS

– Look at maps for any where gold has been found;

– Prioritise properties with seasonal creeks or dry river beds;

– Download the Trilobite geology smartphone app to see where gold has been found in nearby Crown land on a live map;

– Look around properties for old gold rush fire places: a bit of glass and debris sticking out of the ground, which can be a sign of early gold prospectors having set up camp in an area;

– Look for nearby forest areas that have been raked as this can indicate a prospector has found gold there and cleared detritus to search for more.

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