Ooh... Doran was where I was planning to go till the rain and wind scared me off. Thanks for the report. I don't feel so bad now.

Mine too. Following with interest. The things leave sticky goo on everything. Bad Hully Bad!

I had the foolish idea that I could raise California quail in my yard and tame them down.
Wrongo.
I bought a couple pairs from a local guy. We approached his backyard aviary  from about 100 yards away and they went ballistic as soon as they saw us, flying up and crashing into the wire.
I successfully kept a couple pairs but they NEVER tamed down. I put a chick under a chicken thinking that might tame them down. No dice. That chicklet was gone like a bullet as soon and as fast as he could go.
I raised chicks to 2nd generation out of an incubator.. and they were still wild as can be.
I switched to Coturnix, for much better results. those birds are positively cuddly.
But I gave up on Valley Quail as they never tamed down a bit for me.

Thank you SPiffy and Mickfish

I hear Saturday is Picnic Day, so the campus will be chock full of bands, booths, food, exhibits, even the fly fishing club....

My library (and probably yours) has free digital access to NYT...

Yay for old technology. As the oldest hobie in the fleet, also pedaling a V1, keep it greased and keep representin' oldschool! Thanks for sharing those nice fish!

Scotty loaned me his secret rig to try out, since he's on the beach for a couple more weeks. Nailed an undersize ling first drop with it, then silence for the rest of the afternoon until the wind came up.  THanks Scotty for the support and the tunes! I probably should have had a tastykake....