Can Fish Smell?

Believe it or not fish have one of the most powerful senses of smell of any animal ! So you would think as anglers we would be using that to our advantage. This article shows the power of how well a fish can smell and reiterates the points of why Fish Hands is so effective! " “Fish can detect small water-soluble molecules with both their taste and olfactory systems,” explained Dr. John Caprio, a Louisiana State University biology professor who spent decades studying fish neurobiology to determine how fish process taste and smell stimuli. “Humans detect volatile chemicals that dissolve in the air when we breathe them into our noses. Pour liquids up our noses and we can’t smell them. In the same way, fish can’t smell particles in the air.” " Continue reading here: https://fishgame.com/2013/10/can-fish-smell/