Another Weird Sighting

[Sgranata73]

Very cool fish. Also called an ocean sunfish. We see them often fishing near Cranes Beach.

Thanks, Stefano.

[blue oyster]

van where did you see it , i saw a small one in presidents road today . i was heading in and i thought it was a shark fin at first but upon closer look the fin was moving back and forth . i tried to get a up close look but it sounded just as i made it foward .i wonder if the fish is ill because i thought they eat only jellyfish and that season has past ?

[Van]

Saw it near Hull first time.

Saw it again last Wednesday near 3-1/2. A buddy called me from his boat to say he sees something wierd and a fin. I told him what it was and we were nearby. Sure enough it was the mola it went right under his boat.

[KeyWest225]

Blue Oyster : Ditto - I also saw this in President Roads, just SW of Deer Island. We thought it was an injured shark - all we saw at first was a fin, a whitish belly and a large fish swimming sideways. Then we circled around and got a better look.

[FishermanTim]

I had seen my first one years ago while out on a fishing charter.
It passed under the boat from the opposite side from me and emerged from under the boat right under where I was standing.

Saying this thing was huge would be an understatement. It was more that 1/3 the boat length in size (from fin to fin). When I saw the head, I realized what it was, and then when I realized how big it was I wish I had a camera!

They are a very unusual fish!