Could someone give me a good spot(s) to fish red snappers around Vancouver and/or the east side of Vancouver Island.
Locally, No (or at least where you are allowed)
As pointed out you must go north young man, or Island.
Used to get them with great consistancy in Egmont and Pender harbour while fishing for springs but that was years ago. But that's a bit of a run from Vancouver for rockfish.
"A rose is a rose is a rose but......"
As a former fishmonger here's a few more names.
Though actually a Yellow eye rockfish other names used:
Pacific Red Snapper, Snapper, Yellow Eye, Red Cod.
Not a true red snapper and if you ate one in a restaurant or had some while on vacation down south it may not be the same as what you might find here in town.
Often names are changed or manipulated in order to sell a product.
Snapper has a better ring to it than rockfish to the layperson who watches a cooking show and you'll see more recipes for Snapper than Rockfish or Yellow-eye in cookbooks.
You can substitute them but they are not the same.
Black cod is also known as butter fish ('cuz of it's smooth texture) and sable fish.
(and if you ever buy smoked black cod and it's orange or red that's because it's dyed, that goes for smoked Chum as well. The color "
Red" sells).
Farmed Steelhead is sometimes refered to as Salmon Trout
Chum salmon (aka Dog salmon) is sometimes referred to as Silver-Bright
Dog fish (aka mud shark) is sometimes called rock salmon and used in fish and chips (overseas)
Names often determine what sells and what does not and it's this name manipulation that can lead to this confusion.
Depending on the area you live or buy sea food the names may vary.
Take me for example. My mother calls me by my given name, Others call me by a shortened name, Most of you probably only know me by Scissorbill and the rest just think I'm an A..
Ahh, technicalities.