Northwest Fishing Reports

Anybody ever use steelhead or salmon scents (i.e. shrimp,salmon egg etc.) for 'bows?

Haven't tried it, but I can say it has crossed my mind. I just hate messing with bait/scents in general. I'll use them when I have to, but most of the time I like going without. I'll be interested to hear if anyone else does this.

Shrimp, anise, krill, crawfish, egg nectar, corn and garlic are the basics I use for any trout including bows. Pro-Cure also has a freshwater shrimp scent that I am trying as well.

The local Dick Nite company has some scents new in the last year that are good for trout and kokanee. I use them.

The SPECIAL MIX by smelly jelly is shrimp/anise and it works the best I have found. I also like the crawdaddy for bass and bows it is craw/anise I believe.

I've used scents for trout...not sure which one's,I think the Gulp spray and a few others.
I think the salmon/steelhead stuff would work fine,I certainly don't think it would hurt anyways.

That's what I think as well. Those hatchery fish will eat almost anything.

Ya know I've always have the best luck w/o scents it seems....except for corn or powerbait...but i consider them bait in their own right (whole kernel corn)

I use anise or shrimp oil on my lures mainly to mask my scent......what can i say im kinda smelly lol :cyclopsan