Penguin Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 Just wonderin has anybody seen a flying fish, My mate Bill and I saw one just outside south head recently,I couldnt believe my eyes when this thing that looked like a giant dragonfly,just took off out of a wave and flew past us with its wings/fins buzzing at a hundred miles an hr,as it came past us we noticed it was a fish flying,then it nose dived into the back of a wave and was gone. Anyone had the same experience? penguin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharky Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 Ive seen a few at botany heads and my mum caught one in the late 80s in Botany Bay, we got it stuffed and she kept it for a trophy for years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FletcherG1991 Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 we have seen them a fair few time jumping at the front of the boat almost like dolphins ..... we must have gone through a scholl of them or something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingpig Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 They make a great live bait or snelled with a band though the eye socket thet troll well too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewhunter Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 Yeah seen heaps of them mate. It never ceases to amaze me the distance they can cover when airborn. I fished a season on a game boat & we used to see them alot. In the Caribbean they are everywhere when you travel betwwen islands. Very cool fish! Cheers, Grant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squidgie Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 Was fishing the stones on the south coast about 3 weeks ago and had quite a few get airborne and sail past me. That was the first time for me. Got to say, they look awesome gliding above the water... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jewel Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 Best thing is watching the Dollies chase them out of the water...................... them smash them as they land!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest danielinbyron Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 I think i put in my last report i saw the first ones i have ever seen off the rocks the other day.. I was getting them to fly with a popper disturbing the water .. See them on the boat all the time , but never from the stones b4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Iceman Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 Seen one last friday arvo just outside botany heads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick penprase Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 There are heeps of these little critters in Vanuatu... Had a couple fly into the tinnie i was fishing out of ! Certainly freeked me out as it was the first time i had seen anything like them ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laredo Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 i saw one off north head a week ago. They seem to be able to fly about 50m, change directions and maintain altitude. they look pretty cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted November 2, 2006 Author Share Posted November 2, 2006 Anyone got a photo of a flying fish,and what are they called,what name do they have,surely its not Flying Fish. penguin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DV8 Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 Anyone got a photo of a flying fish,and what are they called,what name do they have,surely its not Flying Fish. penguin yeah I have seen heaps. I do heaps of offshore yacht racing and they often land on the deck in the night. There are quite a few different species and they belong to the genus Cheilopogon. Their wings are simply extended pectoral fins. The first one i saw landed on my lap at about 2 am when I was on watch. I had never seen one before and I nearly S**t myself. They don't so much as fly, but glyde as they launch themselves at high speed out of the water to escape predators. The predators cannot see them because of the refractive index of water. Hopes this helps in your quest for flying fish. p.s they are awesome bait fresh or live davo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squidgie Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 Penguin, They are called flying fish as their common name flying fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbofisho Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 Most fishes have curved corneas. Flyingfishes have flattened corneas that enable them to focus in and out of the water. This didn't seem to help the fish in the image. It was caught after its flight was abruptly terminated by District Fisheries Officer M. Proctor's head. hahaha, thsi is fromt eh website above Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martymonsta Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 Guys and Gals, If ya wanna see some flying fish in action, check out this link - incredible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest IFishSick. Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 Guys and Gals, If ya wanna see some flying fish in action, check out this link - incredible! Incredibly funny couldn't stop laughing. Amazing what you can spark with a spotlight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoda Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 I've seen em, but not since about 20 years ago when I used to spend a lot of time on the water as a handliner fisho, I do know that they do not actually fly as in wings flapping but glide accross the surface and for a hec of a long way, kinda like those possums which have the flaps between their legs and extend to glide through the trees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netic Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 We saw a fair ferw last year at Jervis bay, shit myself the first time i saw it, looked like it was flying straight at us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 We would come across them all the time through summer when trolling outside. If drifting overnight while outside they would land in the boat on the odd time. When I was in the Cook Islands they were the prefered bait to swim behind the boat. They rigged them up very similar to a swimming mullet. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitch Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 Back when i was in the NAVY I spent a lot of time travelling up north and in some of those places there are tonnes of em. We used to wake up in the morning and head out for a smoke and the upper decks would be covered in them from where they flew into in the night. sometimes if you were outside you would here a big thud and you knew one of them silly little things had just flown into the side of the ship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squidgie Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 Not sure what they eat....but lots of bigger fish eat them. People use them for trolling etc for pelagics like tunas and mahi mahi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flattieman Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 what the hell do they eat? Hi mate, they mostly eat tiny crustaceans and other planktonic organisms. Flattieman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trouble Posted November 5, 2006 Share Posted November 5, 2006 Had one come over the back of my boat a week ago near maitland bombie, missed my mate by 30cm, was the first time he had seen one, his reaction was quite hillarious .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flattieman Posted November 5, 2006 Share Posted November 5, 2006 yes i know that but my question is how do they get them? CFD Mate, I reackon they'd take a bait jig - anything that imitates their natural food sources. Flattieman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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