This could be snapper, kahawai, john dory or kingfish.
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Jess had the john dory with basil and cherry tomatoes.
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Apparently kingfish like these lures, which can also be trolled, and other species such as gurnard and john dory will also take them.
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In the end the Waikanae crab in soft cannelloni tubes and the pork cheeks won out for starters and then the lamb and john dory for mains.
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Delicate fillets of crispy skinned john dory were teamed with braised oxtail, a tri-colour of heirloom carrots and a puree of that mysteriously musky vegetable, Jerusalem artichoke.
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The john dory, with its crisp-cooked skin and succulent inner, was mightily improved by the accompanying cauliflower and oyster mushrooms with preserved orange and bergamot.
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And there is always the chance of hooking a delectable john dory on a live bait anchored to a ledger rig at the same time, particularly in places like Whangamata, Whitianga, Russell and Mangonui.