Making sense of Fish scents: Do they actually assist you to catch extra fish? • Out of doors Canada
Fish Scents can greatly enhance your fishing experience by attracting more fish to your bait. The Science Behind Fish Scents: Do They Really Work? Do fish scents work? Should we apply them to lures to catch more and larger fish like walleye, bass, trout, northern pike, and muskies? We posed this question on our latest Doc Talks Fishing podcast to Dr. Bruce Tufts, a comparative fish physiologist at Queen’s University. Dr. Tufts explained that because we breathe air, we often don't understand how things work in water. “Fish have a highly developed sense of scent and taste,” he says. “Their effectiveness and sensitivity are something that would surprise many people. Fish have an incredible ability to discriminate between different odors, smells, and tastes.” To see more about fish behavior, watch this video. ...
