Favourite Fish

[justdrinkbeer]

Whiting for sure, second to that kingfish sashimi hits the spot, and spanish mackeral sashimi or spanish fried in butter

[yaktopia]

1. Flathead
2. Rock Blackfish
3. Whting
4. Trevally sashimi

[Jacks]

Salmon bled properly and crafted into fish cakes is grossly underated.
JT

Yeah I agree with JT about the Australian Salmon. If you bleed and clean them properly and look after them from the moment you catch them you'll have beautiful Salmon fillets! I don't make them into fishcakes though, I crumb them after putting them in the (FRIDGE!) not the freezer for 6-8 hours. Trust me! There almost if not as good as crumbed Flathead fillets... if not better!

[breamski]

Flathead
Snapper
Squid

[lowtide]

I've been lucky enough to live and fish in SA, Tas, northern QLD, the Solomons, and currently NSW.
In SA, I couldn't go past a garfish or a KG whiting.
In Tas, sand flathead, trumpeter or a fat orange/red fleshed rainbow trout.
In QLD, coral trout or bluebone
In the Sols, too many to mention, but if I had to single one out it would be the rosy jobfish (think they call them King Snapper in QLD)
Here, Coffs Harbour, flathead (the sandies are less oily than the duskies), whiting.

Bream are over rated.

[Hughman]

I have yet to taste any fish that can better a freshly fried rainbow trout out of a cold mountain lake. Cheers

[siro]

I would swap 2 of ANY fish for one Pearl Pearch.

[johnny]

add vinegar/lemon...one with batter that trickles fat down your chin as you slurp a salty chip in..drinking ice crystals cold drink..then icecream n a sleep on the lounge

[sandyfreckle]

Spanish Mackerel, Red Emperor, Coral Trout, Dolphinfish, Mangrove Jack, Barramundi, Cobia, Dhufish, Whiting, Flathead, Garfish, Snapper, Shark. Squid, Prawns, Scallops, Cray, Bugs, Abalone, Oysters etc all fit in there somewhere.

[anton70]

Flathead, lightly dusted with flour and pan fried is No.1
I am really looking forward to catching my first Whiting though and doing the same.
Snapper baked in foil on the covered BBQ with all the lemon and herbs inside is pretty special as well.
Somehow catching it yourself makes it taste better

[dicko69]

anyone on here thats from up far north of australia would have to know about golden snapper a.k.a fingermark bream.... they are best eating wen they are caught from offshore reefs.... also estuary cod is one of the best tasting fish out there...for us down in the southern end of oz you cant go past a good baking dish sized whole snapper .... and if you have a fish smoker try smoked kingfish its unbelievably good

[YakCult]

From the Sunshine Coast / Noosa region - my best eaters would be:
Large Maori Cod, Pearl Perch, Coral Trout & Red Emperor

[CAV]

whiting is by far my favourite eating fish,
with Mangrove Jack, flathead, and FRESH Tailor are up there too.
Oh and when i mean fresh, i mean caught, filleted while still kicking and cooked.
Sea Mullet is another well underated one, like tailor it needs to be fresh.

[mingle]

Most fish, as long as it's cooked...

It's almost too close to call, but if I was pushed I'd rate them as follows:

1: flathead - Fresh, steamed, unbeatable
2: leatherjacket - A very close 2nd. Firm, white and sweet.
3: garfish - Highly underrated. Awesome deep-fried, whole.
4: snook/short-finned pike - flaky, mild flavoured, very few bones.
5: bream - Very nice texture (better than snapper)

Cheers,

Mike.

[mingle]

Somehow catching it yourself makes it taste better

Funny you should say that, but I always find fish caught be others tastes better.

Mine always seem to be slightly tainted by a faint sense of guilt/remorse!

Mike.