Fish ID

[hooknose]

Ex - "GRANTS GUIDE TO FISHES"
not the clearest but best I can do !

[lumox]

seemed fine to eat to me

[major-defect]

Not too bad eaten fresh but wouldn't even consider eating one thats been frozen ever again.

[Paddyinoz2006]

thanks guys for you responses will know better next time if i catch one. Info is v ery much appreciated.

[sharkbaithoohaha]

Definetly a Slatey.When I worked out of Tweed we would get them up to 8kg.If you ever get fish and chips and the fish is all soggy,it's a pice of Slate bream.They do eat well if bled straight away and put on ice and eaten quickly-No good to freeze.

[rockfisho]

the first one looks like a sombre sweetlip aka sooty blubberlip, i caught one recently off the rocks. I heard they didn't have a flash food reputation, but in my opinion it tasted fantastic.

rockfisho

[snipe]

milf?

mullet i'd like to finkle?

[Rainbowrunner]

they were vermin for us for ages in gladstone harbour chasing tuskies or sweetlip, it got to the point where u knew u had one on before u got it to the surface, not bad eating just nowhere near as good lipper or tuskies.
I remember swearing when i got one about 5kg off southend jetty, people on the jetty watching couldnt believe i had caught such a big fish thought it was crap and gave it away.

[rick k]

I've caught and eaten one, and it was more than ok. Maybe it depends on what they have been eating?

Then again, off Sydney 30++++ years ago, anything that wasn't a snapper, was cr@p/mother-in-law food