DCHP-3

salmon wheel

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a mechanical device for catching fish, consisting of several scoop nets on a circular frame which is driven by the force of the current.

Quotations

1889
The man who invented the western river salmon wheel was a genius. The laziest fisherman who ever baited a hook could ask for no easier way of landing fish.