Snapper
Originally named by Captain Cook due to its resemblance to the
snappers from America but the local snappers belong to the family of
Breams and its closest relative in Victoria is the Black Bream.
Australian Snapper inhabit the entire southern coast and are highly
prized for their fighting spirit and their table qualities. As a child,
I use to watch the fishermen coming back from a mornings fishing at
Mordialloc boat ramp with an esky full of these fish. Today the
Snapper are more difficult to find but that only makes them more
desirable as a great sporting fish. |
