Flying Fish Seen in SoWal

Today was my first time seeing flying fish. My understanding is that they typically live out in the open sea, rather than coming near shore. This morning, I saw two different Flying Fish and they were rather cool. At first, I thought they looked like a few leaves of Kelp or some plant, then it hit me, flying fish! One did jump out of the water a bit and flap it's front "wings" but not for long. From the little I read, they can fly for distances well beyond the length of a football field. I tried taking some underwater photos of the fish but I couldn't get close enough to get a shot. Below is a photo of what they look like.