Wolf River Books
The Wolf River of eastern Langlade County is a hidden gem in the northwoods of Wisconsin. My logs over the past quarter century of trout fishing the river shows, among other things, the improvement over the years. I spent the past three years writing a book about the Wolf River. It is finally finished! The paperback includes 394 pages, 360 footnotes and 46 tables. The chapter titles include History, Places, Species, Tributaries, Aquatic Insects, Bait, Tactics, Journals and Voices.
Chapter one is a short history of the Wolf River including pre logging, logging, post logging and a section on Cap Buettner. Chapter two is places on the Wolf, and includes Hollister Flats, river access and rapids. Chapter three is species, and relies heavily on my trout logs and includes sections on brown trout, brook trout, rainbow trout, mortality and growth rate. Chapter four is tributaries and includes a fairly comprehensive list of tributaries, their attributes, testing results and thermistor results. Chapter five is aquatic insects or mayflies, and includes 24 different hatches. Chapter six is bait or flies for trout on the Wolf and includes sections on original Wolf River flies, streamers, wets and nymphs and dries. Chapter seven is tactics and includes sections on reading the river, seasons of the Wolf, trout behavior, streamer tactics, nymph tactics and dry fly tactics. Chapter eight is a collection of selected Wolf River journals from March through November. Chapter nine is a collection of quotes taken from various interviews.
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“Wolf River Journals 2020” is a compilation of my Wolf River journals from the best year I ever had fishing the river (up to that point at least!) In 2020 I caught 152 trout, 114 browns, 23 brookies and 2 rainbows. 15 of the browns were over 18 inches. This book describes where, when and how I caught every single one of them. There are also links to my YouTube channel, where there are videos of some of the trout I caught throughout the book. Every entry includes the weather for the day with air and water temperature and the level of the river. I also hiked 168.3 miles in my waders along the Wolf. This book tells you where. There are no secrets.
I also describe how I use the tactics previously written in “The Wolf River of Eastern Langlade County” and how those tactics change throughout the year. From ice out through the mayfly hatches and into summer stream work, ending in fall fishing, the rhythm of the Wolf comes alive.
I hope you enjoy reading this book as much as I’ve enjoyed writing and living it.
You can get a copy at the shop or on Amazon.