Bird Eating Fish !!

[Tyke777]

These are something else, great filming again from Blue Planet.

A much sought after fish on the fly, and you can see why....

BBC One - Blue Planet II, Series 1, One Ocean, Bird eating fish takes to the air

 

[luney]

Incredible footage again by Auntie. Never tire of watching these documentaries. They must go like stink on a fly rod!!!

 

[Rrrr]

Im like a kid at xmas waiting for this to start. Seen that picture a week or so back and wonderd how long that took to get.
Gt fishing from the shore in oman is on my bucket list after seing it on a youtube video with a guys big daiwa saltiga dogfight reel almost gettin spooled by one of these monsters.

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[auldsalmon]

Absolutely amazing

 

[charlieH]

Incredible footage again by Auntie. Never tire of watching these documentaries. They must go like stink on a fly rod!!!

Yes, GTs are very much sought after on fly tackle; a friend of mine has fished for them quite a lot. This is apparently a good book on the subject:

GT: A Flyfisher's Guide to Giant Trevally: Amazon.co.uk: Peter McLeod: 9781910723333: Books

I've posted this before, but here's one guy's way of 'matching the hatch' when they're feeding on tern chicks:

Farquhar Bird Fly - YouTube

 

[castor]

Can you arrange to have a few sent to the Tweed to teach salmon the necessary skills?

 

[Mickyo]

Wow! Never seen this before. Absolutely amazing

 

[Mickyo]

These are something else, great filming again from Blue Planet.

A much sought after fish on the fly, and you can see why....

BBC One - Blue Planet II, Series 1, One Ocean, Bird eating fish takes to the air

Can't believe I've not seen these before. Unbelievable.
Thanks for posting

 

[Bothy Cat]

Flying Fish

That's a great bit of film, the GT is a phenomenal predator.
Like most, I too am eagerly awaiting Blue Planet II tonight.
I recently found a similar clip taken from "The Hunt" - who would be a flying fish, attacked from below and above.

Flying Fish Picked Off From Above And Below - The Hunt - BBC Earth - YouTube

Apologies if it's been posted previously.

 

[Mickyo]

I've seen these flying fish when I was in the navy, quite an amazing site. I wasn't aware they were hunted from above and below ........Thanks for the post

Mick

 

[Lurig]

Just watching the Giant Trevally just now & the footage is absolutely amazing.

 

[sneakypeter]

WOW, some amazing film, not just the airborne GT,s, but the whole program, looking forward to the rest of the series, with the voice of Sir David, assured and undoubtedly knowledgable, and passionate, another winner!
peter

 

[ozzyian]

TBH I'm quite surprised he had the nerve to revisit polar bears after the last time he got caught making out the film wasn't from Chester Zoo (or somewhere)

Other than that, brilliant - as usual. The GTs were amazing. Wish I'd kept some of the first flies i tied, they'd be about right in bulk.

 

[Sawyer]

The GT on a recycled flip flop, amazing can you imagine the looks in the lodge when you turned up in the lodge with that fly!

Reverse the situation & maybe we could use lifelike "fish" lures to catch Cormorants, Mergansers & the like, not on a C&R basis though.