Snapper
Scientific name
Chrysophrys auratus
Eating
One of the best eating fish out there, suited to all methods of cooking.
Habitat
Sandy muddy and rocky bottoms.
Fishing
Top of the south
Area’s to catch
Croisilles, French Pass basin, Admiralty Bay mussel farms, Mahau Reach, Kenepuru Sound. Tawhitinui Reach, and Golden Bay.
Best time of year
During the warmer months, had a lot of success middle to end of summer.
Best baits/burley
Burley is the key to success here, lots of burley and good bait such as yellow-eyed mullet,barracouta or squid.
Spearfishing
The most consistent method of seeing and possibly shooting snapper is burley, making a massive burley along likely looking coast line and spending lots of time waiting watching and being sneaky is the key, a speared snapper is one of the most prized fish. Other methods include snapper snooping which involves creeping along the coastline.
