Myself and insulator hunting buddy Matt Furber made a treck up north ways for a hunt a couple weeks ago. We had our eyes set on an abandoned railway trestle and some other late 1800s infrastructure nearby.

The kayaks were in the water by about 7am and we started the paddle to get to the spot. After arriving we soon realized that this location may be more difficult than we thought due to deeper darker water than we expected. Matt spent a bit of time searching under the water and recovered an antique well pump along with some other old junk iron.

Thankfully we had a plan B nearby incase of a flop such as this. A short while later we had arrived at the second location and found a few old bits of glass and railway iron right off the bat. We searched a while more and things seemed to dry up a bit as a silty bottom obstructed the treasures that lay beneath.

By this point Matt had succumbed to the chilly mid July waters and was shivering in the kayak following me as we made our way along the bank. Finally, after 10 minutes or so I could see deeper down in the water that the silt seemed to end, and I could make out some boulders and other shapes. I figured I should dive down and check to see if any glass existed below.

To my surprise as I got 3 ft away from the bottom I could make out an insulator sitting comfortably among a bed of rocks and 1970s pop bottles. As I got closer I could make out the unmistakable shape of the elusive Canadian 120.

Needless to say I was very happy and couldn't wait to show Matt. He was happy and decided he wasn't cold anymore as he hopped into the water and began searching again.

After another hour or so of hunting and with nothing more to show other than a boat anchor we decided to call it a day. Had a great day out and look forward to our future hunt.

Hopefully Matt will be the lucky one next time we get out!