Favourite Fish

[YakCult]

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.

Have to agree with you there, Cav - both are underrated in my opinion as well!

[Puggy]

Whiting closley followed by Flathead, lightly crumbed or with a sprinkle of flour, fried in a pan with lemon, salt and oil. Served next to a garden salad with a dash of french dressing and a bunch of crispy golden brown chips.

[Giga]

Flounder cooked whole in a tub of butter

Closely followed by flathead fillets dusted in flour and cooked in a tub of butter


mmmmmmmmmmmmmm butter

[Bludymick]

I know a lot rate em as bait fish
But I cannot go past tailor
On the BBQ or smoked
Love em. Lived on them in my late teens and early 20's
Me andmy mate nazi used to clean up fishing off of the adolfe wreck at Stockton break wall
Fed both our families
Still love em
But anything that swims I love to eat oh oysters,scallops , pippies and abolone etc don't swim but love em as well

[Bludymick]

Flounder cooked whole in a tub of butter

Closely followed by flathead fillets dusted in flour and cooked in a tub of butter


mmmmmmmmmmmmmm butter

Marteries just clogged up reading that

Mmmmmmmm butter

[Beekeeper]

Has anybody here tasted Tilapia? althought it's regarded as a pest fish in Aussie, as well it should be, they reckon it's a top table fish!

I've never tasted Redfin either, and that comes highly recommended.

I love mullet done in batter, but straight out of the water, still kicking as they're being scaled... a feast fit for a king!

My family loved patties made from WA Herring (Tommy Ruff in SA) mixed with mashed potato. They didn't like the filets... reckoned they had too strong a flavour, but lined up for seconds and more when presented with them as patties.

There are lots of fish I've never eaten, especially from North Qld waters.

However... from those I have tasted, my preferences go as listed:

Gar
Whiting
Mullet
Jew
Grunter
Bream
Herring patties

Cheers, Jimbo

[Junglefisher]

Has anybody here tasted Tilapia? althought it's regarded as a pest fish in Aussie, as well it should be, they reckon it's a top table fish!

I've never tasted Redfin either, and that comes highly recommended.

Yes I have, yes it's not bad; white, moist and not very fishy at all.
Redfin.. well I tried it once, smoked it and stuffed up the smoking - it was orrible arry. I'm sure it tastes fine normally.
Murray cod is pretty good for freshwater fish but I'd pick Atlantic salmon as my favourite from the fresh.

[YakCult]

Has anybody here tasted Tilapia? althought it's regarded as a pest fish in Aussie, as well it should be, they reckon it's a top table fish!

Eaten quite a deal of Tilapia during work periods in SE Asia - I think it is an excellent eating fish. Very white, delicate flesh - as long as the fish are not farmed in small water ponds - no "fresh water" taste to speak of!

[ryan]

cobia or any red coloured reef fish theres so many of them

[RackRaider]

Swallowtail Dart,
THey need to be fresh but when crumbed and with a few drops of lemon they are delicious. Not as good as a Big Whiting fillet though.

[imnotoriginal]

Reading n article the other day, I'm surprised no one has mention the dhufish. Apparently it's the most expensive at least

Joel

[Junglefisher]

Reading n article the other day, I'm surprised no one has mention the dhufish. Apparently it's the most expensive at least

Joel

Really? I remember the days when we used to go to Leeman and we'd get the dhufish wings for free from the commercial guys filleting them at the wharf.
Not bad given each wing would feed an adult.

[mattsyak91]

what about threadfin salmon? ive never caught one big enough to eat tho heard they are really up thier with with the best

[exp2000]

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

+1

I think people’s tastes are coloured by their culinary experience and local supply of available species.
Being a lifetime diver who has explored much of the Australian coastline I have a rather broad experience.

Maori Cod are unique in the cod family possibly having the most tender and delicate flesh of any species in the ocean. They are only rivalled by Barramundi Cod, my number one choice in local waters.

Runners up for me are Coral Trout and maybe Threadfin Salmon, both having beautiful tender flesh with a mild distinct flavour.

Next would rate the Emperors or “Tropical Snappers”. They are pretty similar eating across the board except the red Emperor which has a coarser flesh and stronger flavour but lovely nonetheless.

Locally we have a giant tuskfish called “Bluebone”. While superb eating, I don’t like the flavour of any Wrasse species but that comes down to personal taste.

Jewies, Jacks and the like don’t make it onto my plate and up here Barramundi is considered a second rate fish compared to the above.

When I first started diving, I lived off fish and crayfish for two years. I still dive in the big blue supermarket and I admit I am still spoiled rotten
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[shadowrunner]

King George whiting are the best eating, a close 2nd is the big red snapper from SA