The Salmon of Knowledge Wood CarvingThe Salmon of Knowledge Wood Carving. The legend of the Salmon of Knowledge is about a fabled salmon who ate nine hazelnuts from nine hazel trees that had fallen into the well of wisdom. The salmon gained all the knowledge of the world, and it was believed that whoever ate the fish would then gain this knowledge. Finegas, the poet, tried to catch the fish, and was finally successful after seven years. He instructed his servant to cook it, but under no