Home > Hunting Tricks > Snapper   Probably one of the most prized trophy fish in New Zealand. And Why Although several species in New Zealand are easy to spearfish, Snapper are not one of them. Especially when they get older and wiser. Although Snapper are good eating, for the most of us it’s the challenge of landing the big one. Nature of the Snapper By default a snapper is paranoid by nature unless it has been raised in a reserve where it’s fed on a regular basis and does have to worry about getting it shot or hooked. Which in some ways is comparable to a marine park, where sea life is conditioned to behave different than their natural environment. Where? Although Snapper can be spotted just about anywhere, I would first like to cover the scenario where the spear fisherman is snooping for this species. In many cases Snapper prefer rocks that have a steep drop with no other rocks in front. Front being the side facing into the current. Almost what you would call a rock with a view. Sometimes a single fish another times in a group. It can be very frustrating when snooping over a rock to see small Snapper out wide, which are agitated by your presents and soon scare away the big hump head that's closer to the rock. Other times they are right out in the open without a sceric of shelter or reef. This will always be more challenging if not impossible. In some cases there will be a whole school out wide in varying sizes. In this situation the diver would fall back and luer them in with bait.   Approximately a 5-6kg Snapper fleeing out of the weed at Little Barrier.