Abstract: A trawl winch for hauling in and paying out a pair of lines and a trawl net, without the use of additional winches, comprises a pair of coaxially mounted drums each of which is provided with end flanges, the end flanges situated at the drum ends facing each other, being of a diameter less than the diameter of the end flanges situated remote from each other, and individual drive means associated with each of the said drums so that each individual tow line of a trawl may be hauled at that speed which at that time is suitable, and when the hauling is advanced so that the trawl net meets the winch, the net can be wound around the combined spools formed by the tow lines.