The Flying Fish of Catalina Island The season for spying this Avalon-adjacent marvel is straight ahead. By Alysia Gray Painter • Published May 9, 2017 • Updated on May 16, 2017 at 6:18 am ...

The flying fish commonly seen around Catalina, which scientists know as Cheilopogon pinnatibarbatus californicus, has large scales, a forked tail and grows to 18 inches long.

Flying Fish Festival: Fin-rocking creatures of the deep may fly in science fiction novels, but they also do, in reality, sort of, just off Catalina Island. It's true that the fish leave the water ...

From the Taste of Avalon to Peddle Boat Race to a parade featuring Huell Howser, the 2nd Annual Flying Fish Festival in Catalina Island's main city,… ...

Like the swallows that return to Capistrano each spring, so too do the flying fish to Catalina Island each May to September. This year, the island has decided to celebrate their annual visit with ...

We're about to type the words "Catalina Island" here -- oh, look, we just did -- because the famous rock is home both to the 1920s movie buffalo and the flying fish. Okay, the flying fish don't ...

Admission: Free; boat tours are $19.50; $17.50 for seniors; $14.75 for children. Flying fish are back, and Catalina Island is celebrating their annual return through Sunday. Catalina Island’s ...