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by **volusian** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 5:22 pm

Hi all ...

Our of interest ... what is the most popular fish caught and eaten down under .. ?

Within reason ours is the Cod ... caught most times of the year .. although Cod levels had declined over the years becasue of international over fishing it is making a pleaseant comback of late with some good catches to be had by us kayak fishermen ...

thanks

by **RedPhoenix** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 6:18 pm

Hmm.. tough call..

Probably the most popular fish caught & eaten by non-pro anglers would have to be the flathead: http://www.akff.net/wiki/index.php?title=Flathead

A close second might be snapper:
http://www.akff.net/wiki/index.php?title=Snapper

Whiting are pretty tasty though:
http://www.akff.net/wiki/index.php?title=Whiting

However, for anglers in the northern territory (and north queensland), Barramundi are definitely the choice fish.
http://www.akff.net/wiki/index.php?title=Barramundi

Red.

by **aleg75** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 6:33 pm

Flathead from the salt is my choice, usually bring one home, and pan sized yellow belly from impoundments. Wife hates fish, so only bring a couple home during a season.

by **Funda** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 6:43 pm

mmmmmmm Coral Trout mmmmmmmmm Red Emporer mmmmmmmmmmm Jacks mmmmmmmm Barra mmmmmmmmm Spaniards mmmmmmmmmmmmm

Gawd why did I ever move back down south :roll:

Now it's just the occasional Dusky Flathead.

by **volusian** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 8:31 pm

Sounds like hell of an edible selection you lads av down under ...!

We have Cod - Ling - Whiting - Bass - Pollock mostly ...

by **Occy** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 9:12 pm

Mate, don't mean to hijack the thread but I checked out your kayak fishing site earlier. A very entertaining read. If you feel inclined, I for one would like to hear a bit about the sport in the UK.

by **volusian** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 1:49 am

thanks for that Occy ... Its not quite as popular in the UK as it arrears to be in Aussie or US.... guess its down to weather conditions. Between October and April we mostly have to wear very warm clothing as the sea temp is around 5-8C ... so pretty chilly. I hope it takes off a lot more in the UK as it is a lovely sport to participate in.

Im sure you chaps could offer people in the UK quite a bit of advice as you have been doing for much longer. In fact myself and some friends locally have only been kayak fishing for around 5 months although i have been kayaking for over 3 years now mostly on Sport surf kayaks. ... but as for kayak fishing we are relative beginners. I have however been a keen fishierman for over 30 years.

My website http://www.kayakfishing.co.uk is picking up quite well and certainly offers an insight into the sport. Hopefully it will help promote the sport in the UK over the coming years.

Thanks for the interest occy ...

by **Lazybugger** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 7:21 am

Best eating fish is Red Emporer in my opinion.

Fresh Barramundi is a close second.

And if you have ever had a fresh piece of King Snapper battered you know you have had a very tasty bit of fish.

Cheers

by **volusian** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 6:33 am

All the fish you mention are quite familiar due mostly to the Rex Hunt series shown in the UK ... i also like Iain Hewitson as the chef on there ... always cooking summat good with te local fish ...

by **ScottLovig** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 8:01 pm

I'm voting with Funda

Coral trout has no equal. Damn Victoria!!!!!

Cheers

Scott

by JT » Sat Apr 14, 2007 6:19 pm

Whiting. Whiting Whiting.

Other than that Bonito raw with a little freshly shredded ginger, some spring onions, dipped into soy sauce with some wasabi in it. I personally haven't caught one from the yak....Kraely is your man here.

Prefer snapper to flathead which I personally find a slightly boney and fiddley fish. Salmon bled properly and crafted into fish cakes is grossly underated.

JT

by **RedPhoenix** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 8:36 pm

JT wrote:Prefer snapper to flathead which I personally find a slightly boney and fiddley fish. Salmon bled properly and crafted into fish cakes is grossly underated.

Agree on the snapper JT, but if you get the chance, ask Squidder to show you his boneless flatty filleting technique. Gives you great fillets - and for sand flathead, the filleting is quite a simple process (bit tougher on the darker ones though).

Red.

by **Daveyak** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 9:58 pm

JT wrote:Whiting. Whiting Whiting.

Other than that Bonito raw with a little freshly shredded ginger, some spring onions, dipped into soy sauce with some wasabi in it.

Hey JT, I'd love to see some more detail on that bonito recipe (which part of the fish, how thick the pieces, etc.) as I'm almost OD'ing on bonito at the moment :roll:

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by **ManjiMike** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 10:18 pm

redphoenix wrote: ask Squidder to show you his boneless flatty filleting technique.

About 40yrs ago :oops:

,we used to fillet our flatties with 2 dining forks. As I remember (it is 40yrs :!:

) the method removed the skin and the guts and only left the backbone (I think)
Has anybody got info on this method?

Cheers Mike

by **Milt** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 3:23 pm

King George Whiting.

Yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmo

Filleted and lightly floured using self raising flour. shallow pan fried in some good olive oil with just a sprinkle of salt. So simple and absolutelly sensational :wink:

Milt,

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