The Fishing Website : Discussion Forums : Frostfish for dinner https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/ Sun, 31 May 2026 05:52:50 +0000 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 20:51:07 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.01 360 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=105894 <![CDATA[The Fishing Website : Discussion Forums]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/ <![CDATA[Frostfish for dinner : I&#039;ve tried them on 2 occasions...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=105894&PID=1511167&title=frostfish-for-dinner#1511167 Author: krow
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Posted: 10 Dec 2014 at 8:51pm

I've tried them on 2 occasions and they were uneatable. Full of bones naff all meat and tasted (*****) bad. To be sure I'll not be trying them again anytime soon. I don't see what those pesky marlin see in them.


]]> Wed, 10 Dec 2014 20:51:07 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=105894&PID=1511167&title=frostfish-for-dinner#1511167 <![CDATA[Frostfish for dinner : managed 3 the other day my mate...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=105894&PID=1510773&title=frostfish-for-dinner#1510773 Author: Lethal
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Posted: 09 Dec 2014 at 9:35pm

managed 3 the other day my mate grabbed them and said they are excellent eating,
i wasn't so keen and took snapper fillets instead,
yeah the bay seams to have a few swimming around at the moment...



]]> Tue, 09 Dec 2014 21:35:22 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=105894&PID=1510773&title=frostfish-for-dinner#1510773 <![CDATA[Frostfish for dinner : smudge wrote:Peter, I think...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=105894&PID=1510759&title=frostfish-for-dinner#1510759 Author: PeterWalker
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Posted: 09 Dec 2014 at 9:14pm

Originally posted by smudge smudge wrote:

Peter, I think Waynorth is referring to their mean as mouths which resemble a coutta's. Plus they are both skinny things.

Fair enough. Never eaten a frost fish so good to know they are worth eating. ]]> Tue, 09 Dec 2014 21:14:47 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=105894&PID=1510759&title=frostfish-for-dinner#1510759 <![CDATA[Frostfish for dinner : Catchelot wrote: PeterWalker...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=105894&PID=1510758&title=frostfish-for-dinner#1510758 Author: PeterWalker
Subject: 105894
Posted: 09 Dec 2014 at 9:13pm

Originally posted by Catchelot Catchelot wrote:

Originally posted by PeterWalker PeterWalker wrote:

Frost fish? Do you mean Gemfish? Cause Frost fish look nothing like couta.


No Pete Gemfish or Southern Kingfish are not Frostfish.

No I realise that, just don't think frost fish look particularly like couta. ]]> Tue, 09 Dec 2014 21:13:27 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=105894&PID=1510758&title=frostfish-for-dinner#1510758 <![CDATA[Frostfish for dinner : Peter, I think Waynorth is referring...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=105894&PID=1510756&title=frostfish-for-dinner#1510756 Author: smudge
Subject: 105894
Posted: 09 Dec 2014 at 9:13pm

Peter, I think Waynorth is referring to their mean as mouths which resemble a coutta's. Plus they are both skinny things.
]]> Tue, 09 Dec 2014 21:13:10 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=105894&PID=1510756&title=frostfish-for-dinner#1510756 <![CDATA[Frostfish for dinner : PeterWalker wrote:Frost fish?...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=105894&PID=1510754&title=frostfish-for-dinner#1510754 Author: Catchelot
Subject: 105894
Posted: 09 Dec 2014 at 9:11pm

Originally posted by PeterWalker PeterWalker wrote:

Frost fish? Do you mean Gemfish? Cause Frost fish look nothing like couta.

No Pete Gemfish or Southern Kingfish are not Frostfish.
]]> Tue, 09 Dec 2014 21:11:00 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=105894&PID=1510754&title=frostfish-for-dinner#1510754 <![CDATA[Frostfish for dinner : On ya Waynorth cos thats exactly...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=105894&PID=1510751&title=frostfish-for-dinner#1510751 Author: Catchelot
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Posted: 09 Dec 2014 at 9:09pm

On ya Waynorth cos thats exactly what we do with them and we have found if treated right they taste like John Dory but cook them like you do flounder, awesome!Thumbs UpClap]]> Tue, 09 Dec 2014 21:09:48 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=105894&PID=1510751&title=frostfish-for-dinner#1510751 <![CDATA[Frostfish for dinner : Frost fish? Do you mean Gemfish?...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=105894&PID=1510748&title=frostfish-for-dinner#1510748 Author: PeterWalker
Subject: 105894
Posted: 09 Dec 2014 at 9:05pm

Frost fish? Do you mean Gemfish? Cause Frost fish look nothing like couta. ]]> Tue, 09 Dec 2014 21:05:36 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=105894&PID=1510748&title=frostfish-for-dinner#1510748 <![CDATA[Frostfish for dinner : Good one,had it smoked before...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=105894&PID=1510743&title=frostfish-for-dinner#1510743 Author: the demon
Subject: 105894
Posted: 09 Dec 2014 at 8:57pm

Good one,
had it smoked before ,Was quite wet or more than moist but taste good .
]]> Tue, 09 Dec 2014 20:57:05 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=105894&PID=1510743&title=frostfish-for-dinner#1510743 <![CDATA[Frostfish for dinner : After watching Graeme Sinclair...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=105894&PID=1510742&title=frostfish-for-dinner#1510742 Author: waynorth
Subject: 105894
Posted: 09 Dec 2014 at 8:52pm

After watching Graeme Sinclair & crew on Saturday night cleaning up on big snapper in the BOI with Bucko I thought the spawning run had finally arrived, so headed out for an afternoon fish on Monday with high hopes.

The algal bloom on the northern side of the Bay was gone, & in the same area in about 45m found some big bait schools, with a few gannets half-heartedly working them, but only managed a few pannies and a frostfish on softbaits.

I've always had trouble getting my head around the similarity in appearance between frostfish & 'couta, but this time I decided I would take a deep breath & try cooking up the frostfish to see if it really was as good as I have heard.

Wow - is it what. Didn't try anything fancy - just cut it into slabs, washed off the slightly slimy skin, floured it, and fried it skin on as you would a flounder, and it was superb. The cooked skin peeled off easily (I'm not that brave), the texture and flavour was similar to flounder, and the bones were where you would expect them to be.

Hapuka baits be damned - these are great eating fish !    ]]> Tue, 09 Dec 2014 20:52:06 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=105894&PID=1510742&title=frostfish-for-dinner#1510742