Pictures of flying fish?

Does anybody have any good pics of flying fish? Thanks for sharing!

We've seen thousands of them jumping out of the ship's bow wake, especially near Cozumel and Cancun. It's funny how many people never notice them until you point them out, and then they can't stop seeing them.

They can fly an amazing distance. I love watching them!

I tried and tried but could never get my camera in the right place to get a good pic...

Without my longer lense you just can't see them well in a pic from 7 or decks up. I put my distance lense on and the vision is to narrow or I am too slow

I will try again next week though

These aren't the best pics in the world, but hey, they're better than nothing, right? It's extremely hard to get a GOOD, decent pics of these little buggers!

These aren't the best pics in the world, but hey, they're better than nothing, right? It's extremely hard to get a GOOD, decent pics of these little buggers!

 

 

What the heck is that thing?

lol. That's the famous flying fish that the OP asked for pictures of.

Here's an old postcard I have that shows a flying fish:

Ever since 9/11 the flying fish have been under greater scrutiny. There is the occasional air marshal fish too, but you really can't tell who they are.

Ever since 9/11 the flying fish have been under greater scrutiny. There is the occasional air marshal fish too, but you really can't tell who they are.

And I thought people were pulling my leg about these so called flying fish! We had an aft wrap cabin on the glory in june...and i sat out there on the balcony for hours looking for those darn things...and NOTHING!!! lol

And I thought people were pulling my leg about these so called flying fish! We had an aft wrap cabin on the glory in june...and i sat out there on the balcony for hours looking for those darn things...and NOTHING!!! lol

They were probably in a holding pattern.

I rarely see them from midship back. I think they launch themselves off the front wakes the ship puts out. I too have tried to get pictures but all the picture shows are waves. I may try bringing my SLR this next trip.

There are definitely places where the flying fish are everywhere, and other places where there seem to be none.

Most of the cruises around the Gulf Stream in Florida and in the Gulf of Mexico have abundant flying fish.

I rarely see them from midship back. I think they launch themselves off the front wakes the ship puts out. I too have tried to get pictures but all the picture shows are waves. I may try bringing my SLR this next trip.

they are actually trying to get out of the way of the ship, they are fleeing. and they dont necessarily launch from the wake, you can see them just coming up out of the water as they flee.

Amazing pics! I hope we are able to get to see some on our cruise in Nov. I have heard of them, just never seen any in person.

Amazing pics! I hope we are able to get to see some on our cruise in Nov. I have heard of them, just never seen any in person.

best place is near the front of the ship, or actually about midship and closer.

I kinda figured they were moving out of the way. They are neat to watch. Hope I see them on our upcomming Mexican Riviera cruise.

We were on a tour in Barbados last year and the tour stoped at a roadside cafe which served Flying Fish. It was flour coated and fried. Rather tasteless in case your curious. It could have really been any kind of small fish and they just said it was Flying Fish.

Here's one.

And I thought people were pulling my leg about these so called flying fish! We had an aft wrap cabin on the glory in june...and i sat out there on the balcony for hours looking for those darn things...and NOTHING!!! lol

When I told my husband about flying fish he thought I was yanking his crank too. Kind of like a snipe or something. Luckily on our last cruise we were able to see a lot of them so they no longer hold "Jackalope" status in his mind.

Do they need passports? :D

Last year, on a sea day, I was enthralled watching birds fish behind the bow wake. There were three of them and they would soar above the ship, just off to the side. Then at different times each would dive into the water, 30 - 40 feet off the side. They would disappear and then surface, more often than not with a fish in their beak. The incredible thing to me was watching them get airborne.

Thanks for the pictures! I am making a scrapbook about cruising and a must have is the flying fish! As I said when I started this thread, I have them on video but for some reason my screen capture makes them blurry. On our last cruise with our DS and DDI, (whom by the way didn't believe in flying fish!), saw a huge skool of them and they stayed with us for many minutes. It was exciting to see!

Here is a photo of a flying fish that flew a little too high. He stayed in the porthole of our cabin for the entire week on the Paradise.

On Fantasy class ships, go up to the lido deck. There is an area where the deck juts out and it has big glass walls to protect the lido from wind. You can get a good view of the bow wake from here and you can see them. Sometimes you won't see them for 2 or 3 minutes, then all of a sudden, you'll see lots of them. I think they are also called Bonita.

This is also a good place to look for Dolphins. We have seen dolphins on every trip, but only once or twice per trip.

On Fantasy class ships, go up to the lido deck. There is an area where the deck juts out and it has big glass walls to protect the lido from wind. You can get a good view of the bow wake from here and you can see them. Sometimes you won't see them for 2 or 3 minutes, then all of a sudden, you'll see lots of them. I think they are also called Bonita.

 

This is also a good place to look for Dolphins. We have seen dolphins on every trip, but only once or twice per trip.

 

This is a bonita