Jock Stewart aka Sea Perch ... they are a pain in the ass when you catch them cause its usually a deep drop and its much like winding up a bucket ... but they are tasty enough, arguably better than Blue Cod, but maybe thats cause I'm getting a bit sick of Blue Cod.

Ha! A great post Fizzer! Jack mackeral are very tasty deep fried, they are also very nice as a sashimi. also very nice sashimi'd are striped marlin (had to steal it I can't catch my own, trevally, kingfish, albacore and big eye tuna (had to steal that too). Kahawai aren't at all bad as sashimi either.

Piper are fantastic - I like them more than kingfish like them. Kahawai make great bites - well that's what I call them, cubes coated in crumbs (panko is good) are a real tasty treat and I think on a skewer with bacon and scallops would soften the palate of any hardcore ky hater.

Trevally fry up nice when fresh, ling & goat fish likewise.

I was rather impressed with elephant fish from a fish and chippie in Kaikura.

The biggest surprise for me recently were some magnificent pink fleshed big rainbows I caught in Rotoiti in February. They were stunningly tasty, oily as and even the two guys I fished with who had only ever had smoked trout were impressed.

Nicest tasting fish in the sea? I think broadbill would have to be up there along with halibut, flounder, bluenose, hapuku and .........................................................................................................................
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Oh  and I don't mind gurnard now and again

Ooops I forgot one. try parore some time. Fillet them straight away, fry them straight away, not too bad at all.

Espresso wrote: No No No...shut down the thread Smudge - we can't have people finding out about anything other than snapper, what is the world coming to, snapper is everything surely!

JDs easily my fav, but they aren't underrated

you fella's are a worry,

Muppet wrote: I am gonna target Leatherjackets one day because they are apparently quite nice and need a good culling  Otherwise I don't get peoples obsession with snapper, a lazy fishermans fish. Targetting different species enhances your fishing days.

Good thread FF, & it's not even winter yet.

I have steaked up large mullet dipped flour and panned fried. Easy to pick the dark meat off the side once it's cooked and the White fleash is superb. KY works the same so I must try yellow tail.

Filleted flounder is very hard to beat, skin on and pan fried. Took a couple of guys out on the kaipara the other day, fishing was a bit slow only 10 snaps which I let them take home. I kept 2 tope Sharks about 600mm long, filleted and deep fried in batter - Awesome

Rays Bream. Caught first one ever the other weekend. Superb eating!!! Lemon fish (from my local fish and chip shop) think it's spotted dog but correct me if I'm wrong. Gemfish battered, pan fried or smoked. Ruby fish. Can't agree with others on the pink Mao mao. Tastless mushy crap if you ask me.

I really enjoyed battered kahawai the other day. Was the first time for years I thought "Jeeesus this is bloody good" I think the trick is to eat it as fresh as possible. Snapper and other white fleshed fish can be better after a day or two in the fridge but the KY seems you need to cut it and eat it immediately.

So I did my fillets, sliced into smaller fish finger like shaped peices, fog dog beer battered and fried in rice bran oil. Oh yeah no blood lines.

It really was top nosh. Normally I can't do the flavour, but this was really nice.