Fishing: What's your favourite 3 local table fish?

[purch]

A poll designed to establish which recreational and indigenous SA fish species are most popular on the table.

The list is extensive so you can choose up to 3!

Mine would have to be:

1. Flathead
2. Bluefin tuna
3. Garfish

...although there's a couple on the list I haven't tasted yet...

(oh yeah, I haven't included squid/octopus/crayfish/yabbies etc. because they aren't fish...and redfin, trout and carp are introduced)

[Dog_ger]

1. Australian Salmon. (Tazzie grown)

2. King George Whiting.

3. Large Flathead.

4. Squid.

(Anything that lives in the sea)

[Ian]

Mine


1. Flathead (I grew up eating it and I remember when I first moved to Adelaide in the early 80's no one wanted to know about it, it was less than 1/2 the price of the tasteless over rated KG whiting back then, how things have changed)



Daylight



equal 2 - 4
Snapper
Coorong Mullet (wasn't on the list)
Leather Jacket (one of the most under rated eating fish around)

Mulloway just behind the others

[Squids]

I voted

Yellowfin whiting - superior to the KG's in my opinion.
Garfish - yummy
Tommy Ruff - The unique flavour is mmmm, Tommies on toast for breakfast is gods food


Not a big fan of Snapper, find it too bland unless you really add to it.

[purch]

Leather Jacket (one of the most under rated eating fish around)

I think so too. Fresh leathery is sweeeet! I think people get put off by their appearance perhaps...but anything that nicks your bait so often is worth keeping if there's a feed in it

[Wedgie]

I've always thought whiting was overrated.
My favs are Snapper and Flathead.
Addded Tommy Ruff as my third. Prefer a good feed of tommy ruffs than whiting, pluse they have a cool name.

[Squids]

Leather Jacket (one of the most under rated eating fish around)

I think so too. Fresh leathery is sweeeet! I think people get put off by their appearance perhaps...but anything that nicks your bait so often is worth keeping if there's a feed in it

I think its more the smell preparing them

[gadj1976]

I'm with Wegs, whiting...myah

Perch for me!

[Iron Fist]

I went whiting and Gar, could be in either order.

Third was flathead.

One fish I only caught for the first time a few weeks ago and tried the other week was Swallowtail.
They looked to me like small Nanagyai and tasted delicious!

[Mr Beefy]

I've always thought whiting was overrated.
My favs are Snapper and Flathead.
Addded Tommy Ruff as my third. Prefer a good feed of tommy ruffs than whiting, pluse they have a cool name.

Not so cool anymore - Australian Herring. Still, will be known as tommies for decades to come.

[westcoastpanther]

I voted Whiting, Flathead and Nannygai. Although you don't get much off them as they are all head, Nannygai is just so sweet.

The best tasting fish I have ever eaten though that isn't on the list is Flounder, so moist it just melts in the mouth.

Tommies on toast camping is also a great start to the day with a beer

[westcoastpanther]

Will also add that while they are great fun to catch, Australian Salmon are generally horrible to eat. What I have tried though was crumbing them with salt and vinegar chips, makes them not bad if fresh. Whiting is also pretty good this way but a bit of a waste if you want to appreciate the fish

[valleys07]

Garfish, Tommy Ruff and King George for me.

[Footy Chick]

Leather Jacket (one of the most under rated eating fish around)

I think so too. Fresh leathery is sweeeet! I think people get put off by their appearance perhaps...but anything that nicks your bait so often is worth keeping if there's a feed in it

That's interesting - I did a fair bit of fishing as a kid and was always told that leatherjackets were poisionus

[Bum Crack]

Snapper (filleted fresh)
Whiting
Callop

[OnSong]

Leather Jacket (one of the most under rated eating fish around)

I think so too. Fresh leathery is sweeeet! I think people get put off by their appearance perhaps...but anything that nicks your bait so often is worth keeping if there's a feed in it

That's interesting - I did a fair bit of fishing as a kid and was always told that leatherjackets were poisionus

They have a barb on top of their head which I believe has some form of toxin in it?

EDIT: Just checked, no toxins, just can pierce the skin.

[Goat Herder]

Flathead by the proverbial country mile IMO. Whiting is over-priced, but not over-rated I reckon. Yellowfin are sweeter than KG's, no doubt about it. Also, these days it's now illegal to remove a Murray Cod from the water at ANY time, but by all reports (of yesteryear..) they are quality on the fang.

Not listed are sharks - aka 'flake'. We've been lucky enough to get into a solid number of big gummies the past 3-4mths and they're superb beer-battered and deep-fried. My kids love it - "Tastes just like fish shop fish!"..

I voted Flathead, YF Whiting & Nannygai.

What is highly over-rated however is snapper! Especially BIG snapper that ppl decide to cook whole in a Weber-style BBQ! NEVER met anyone who didn't overcook the bloody things, which results in stringy, tasteless meat. Best thing to do is freeze the bigger specimens in 'steaks' then cut it into thinner fillets for cooking later on. It allows the fish to be cooked a lot quicker & retains most of the moisture.

[Goat Herder]

Leather Jacket (one of the most under rated eating fish around)

I think so too. Fresh leathery is sweeeet! I think people get put off by their appearance perhaps...but anything that nicks your bait so often is worth keeping if there's a feed in it

That's interesting - I did a fair bit of fishing as a kid and was always told that leatherjackets were poisionus

They have a barb on top of their head which I believe has some form of toxin in it?

EDIT: Just checked, no toxins, just can pierce the skin.

So too can their razor sharp teeth if you put your hand within munching distance, as some peanut about my size found out with a large specimen he was trying to dispatch a few months ago... Also heard a story about a young girl who attempted to "do a Rexy" and give her leathery a smooch before releasing it, and it took a chunk out of one of her lips. They look benign, but they're bloody man-eaters!!

[overloaded]

What about carp?

[Footy Chick]

What about carp?