Sun Fish

bobholiday · Post by **bobholiday** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 5:49 pm

I think it's a sun fish. Was on its side flapping a fin. I approached and took some photos and it went vertical and swam off to the deeps. Was about 1m across, roughly circular. Here's a pic...

I was in Plymouth Sound/Cawsand Bay when I saw it. Sunday 10th Aug (yesterday at time of posting).

Then I caught some fish, went back to my mooring, and fried and ate it...

DaveA · Post by **DaveA** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 8:50 pm

I was about to say Wow, what a sight, but I see you've eaten it

Looks a bit like cod. What's it taste like ?
And don't say sunfish

bobholiday · Post by **bobholiday** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 8:48 am

Hehe, I didn't eat the sun fish lol!

The fish in the pan is cod or something looking very like it. I understand that a lot of fish look like cod, so can't be sure.

DaveA · Post by **DaveA** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 1:33 pm

Whoops, my mistake

Yep, lots look like cod, but although it's still supposed to be the big favourite of the UK, I find it quite bland, though it could be worse, coley for example is awful

bobholiday · Post by **bobholiday** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 4:12 pm

I love both. My fave is cod (out of cod/haddock choice) in a chippy.

DaveA · Post by **DaveA** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 4:21 pm

Ah now if we're talking chippy fish, it has to be cod, and the fresher the better, prefer it with a nice crisp batter, none of this soggy stuff ya know