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no v --part1_17067.1fee6746.3d5a326d_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit By the size it was probably an Atlantic Flying fish. I have spent much of my life on the Ocean but have never seen one that close in. Working the Sable Island rigs one would occasionally see the odd one in the summer together with other pelagic fish such as Trigger Fish. Once you get to the fringes of the Gulf Stream heading to Bermuda they become more common. An interesting find. Still lots of squid in the cove right in the marina. Peter Stow Hubbards In a message dated 12/08/2012 4:22:29 P.M. Atlantic Daylight Time, soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca writes: Earlier this afternoon, while about to land our kayaks, we noticed some commotion involving a fish in the air at the beach near Horseshoe Island. Initially I'd assumed that someone hooked a mackerel, which was putting up a fierce fight. But, on closer reflection, it became obvious that the fish was a disoriented flying fish, and neither hook nor line were involved. The flying fish, maybe 40 cm in length and uniformly silvery in coloration, was in very shallow water, very close to the margin of a beach. Several people were trying to catch it. It was making evasive manoeuvres, and at one time it actually flew into a small boy. I managed to catch the fish, examined it, and released it in thigh-high water. There were no visible injuries. After a minute or so it swam off into deeper water. Sadly, there are no photos. What species was it? What was it doing so close to the head of The Arm in very shallow water? Are flying fish common at our latitude? Dusan Soudek --part1_17067.1fee6746.3d5a326d_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3DUS-ASCII" http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 9.00.8112.16447"></HEAD> <BODY style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" id=3Dro= le_body=20 bottomMargin=3D7 leftMargin=3D7 rightMargin=3D7 topMargin=3D7><FONT id=3Dro= le_document=20 color=3D#000000 size=3D4 face=3DArial> <DIV><FONT size=3D4>By the size it was probably an Atlantic Flying fish. I = have=20 spent much of my life on the Ocean but have never seen one that close in.= =20 Working the Sable Island rigs one would occasionally see the odd one in the= =20 summer together with other pelagic fish such as Trigger Fish. Once you get = to=20 the fringes of the Gulf Stream heading to Bermuda they become more common. = An=20 interesting find. Still lots of squid in the cove right in the=20 marina.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4>Peter Stow</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4>Hubbards</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 12/08/2012 4:22:29 P.M. Atlantic Daylight Time,=20 soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px">= <FONT=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color=3D#000000 size=3D4 face=3DA= rial> <DIV><FONT size=3D4> Earlier this afternoon, while about= to=20 land our kayaks, we noticed some commotion involving a fish in the air at= the=20 beach near Horseshoe Island. Initially I'd assumed that someone hook= ed a=20 mackerel, which was putting up a fierce fight. But, on closer reflection,= it=20 became obvious that the fish was a disoriented flying fish, and neither h= ook=20 nor line were involved.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4> The flying fish, maybe 40 cm in length a= nd=20 uniformly silvery in coloration, was in very shallow water, very clo= se to=20 the margin of </FONT><FONT size=3D4>a beach. Several people were trying t= o catch=20 it. It was making evasive manoeuvres, and at one time it actually flew in= to a=20 small boy. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4> I managed to catch the fish, examined it= , and=20 released it in thigh-high water. There were no visible injuries. After a= =20 minute or so it swam off into deeper water. Sadly, there are no photos. W= hat=20 species was it? What was it doing so close to the head of The Arm in very= =20 shallow water? Are flying fish common at our latitude?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4> Dusan=20 Soudek</FONT></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML> --part1_17067.1fee6746.3d5a326d_boundary--
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