Surfing Waves

Down at San Onofre, I often see these little fish that come out of the water, and look as if their gasping for a big gulp of air. And sometimes they even jump out of the water!

I usually see them when im sitting on my board in the lules, waiting for a good set to come in.

I'm just very curious to what they could be!

I also think it's funny to imate them...

can anyone tell me what these silly jumping air gasping fish could be???

THANKS!!

Same happens in UK waters...

Its usualy various types of fish jumping for insects on the waters surface but they do do it for other reasons but I can't remember! somthign about predetor evasion

umm 'my fathers a fisherman, my mom a fishermans friend' (paul simon quote :D ) well as that says, i know a lot about these. the could be lots of things, usually there bait fish, could be makeral... or like 5 other types of fish, depending on where you are.
but usually it means that there are fish underneath.
if your dont see any big fish breaking the surface, and its just the little fish, that means that its generally stripped bass. however if you do see a huge splash, it means that its generally blue fish, which could be painful if they see your foot as a bait fish. sometimes blue fish and striped bass work together to get it.
If you see that, grab a fishin rod and some bait and go for a little fish.

Well there you have it!

Hm.. does it help if I say they make "blip" sounds when they surface?

wow.. these fish could be any one of those.
No matter. I enjoy watching them =)
Thanks for your help in IDing them.

i saw loadsa them at saunton.my dad got one wave and he stood up and one leaot over the nose of his board! it is funny if youre all calm and quiet and you aremt expeting it and makes you jump. and or fall off your board..

a couple weeks ago while paddling through whitewash on a good 7 foot day, a small (maybe 7 inches from head to tail) fish jumped out infront of my and landed on my face.

get em all the time on my break in Japan, theyre "mullet" apparently!

in texas we got redfish that chase shad all over the place, it looks like its raining fish at some times. Its funyn to watch because sometimes they go like three or four feet straight up, then come back down onto another fish that just jumped.

lol this is the funniest subject i have seen in a while.....
the "gaspy jumpy fishies"