Capt. Freddy Gamboa is on a roll, thanks in part to a big sunfish. The Andreas’ Toy Charters captain has tracked down the cobia on two successful trips this week. The first one, a 45-pounder, was landed Saturday. He was back out on their trail three days later and got the second one, a 38-pounder, […]
SEASIDE, Ore. – A massive ocean oddity that washed up on a northern Oregon beach last week turned out to be a recently discovered species of sunfish, according to the local aquarium. According to the Seaside Aquarium, a 7.3-foot sunfish was found on Gearhart Beach, north of Seaside, Oregon, on June 3. “Initially, this large, […]
A rare hoodwinker sunfish washed ashore in northern Oregon Monday, with the massive fish surprising local residents. The over seven-foot sunfish, also known as Mola tecta, was found on Gearhart Beach in the seaside city of Gearhart approximately 80 miles northwest of Portland, according to a Thursday Facebook post by the Seaside Aquarium in nearby […]