A wide variety of artificial flavourings are available in fishing tackle shops to flavour both ground bait and hook baits.
You can also flavour baits with a variety of household food products, and some of the popular ones are listed below.
Flavourings for Bread Paste
- Honey
- Sugar
- Cheese paste
- Cheese Powder
- Crushed trout pellets
Flavourings for Maggots
- Curry powder, especially in Winter when fishing for Roach or Chub
- Turmeric which also dyes them a deep yellow/gold colour
- Fenugreek, less popular now but at one time a favourite