High water and cool temps have made this spring one of our best salmon years ever. And it contiues. The salmon are running! NOW is the time to come up and fish for the land locked salmon as they come into the river to chase the smelt. Rhe run will probably cease by the end of May.

Best spots to try? Just below the bridge on Magalloway Road and by the inlet at Lake Francis State Campground. Round Pond, Little Diamond and Back Lake are fishing well. Bridge Pool and the dam pool will fish well with the flows predicted for the weekend

Flies to try? For streamers, try Grey Ghost, Black Ghost Marabou, Putt's Favorite, Mickey Finn, Magog Smelt, Winni Smelt, or a grey Wooly Bugger. For nymphs, try to immate the caddis larva with a BH Sedge, BH Caddis pupa, BH Squirrel nymph or a small pheasant tail. Fish are currently keyed more towards the nymphs and the beadhead prince and pheasant tails have been productive. If there is an afternoon hatch (later in the run) try a blue winged olive or hatching pupa.

Do you have a friend who would love it here? Our 2007 brochure is available! Request one today for your friends or yourself and we will get it right out !

We hope to host you in 2007!

The Mud Run is held behind Northern Tire Co. on Cooper Hill, Main Street, Colebrook on Saturday at 11a.m.-4:30 p.m. Jumpstart your summer by attending the Mud Run and Smoke show. Who will need a tow out? The mud pit will be dug out, filled with fresh screened mud and ready for the mud run. A 'North Country Mud Run' is when the 4x4s, big and small, try to make it all the way through the mud pit! Be prepared if you enter your rig to get muddy. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. Mud Run begins at 11 a.m. Admission is free.

On Friday from 3pm to 5pm, vehicles will be on display at the Northland Restaurant and Lounge in Canaan. Then at 5:30pm in Colebrook, you and your family can enjoy a parade beginning at Northern Tire, turning south on Main Street and parking at the AB lot across from the Elementary School. From 6pm until 8pm, these vehicles will be on display to give you the opportunity to meet the drivers and get an up-close and personal look at the trucks. These trucks will be on display at two different area locations in our community. Besides the parade and display, there will be vendors, booths, raffles and music. This is definitely a 'don't miss' event!

What is a smoke show? A smoke show is when people get to put the pedal to the metal, with the brakes on and screech their tires 'til they smoke. All part of the fun at the Mud Run!

Thinking about a last minute trip north? Bookmark our last minute specials page! Specials vary change often so check back!

The fine print. Specials are for online reservations only and can not be applied to any current reservation. For our "last minute specials", reservations must be booked online only. Reservations are for last minute only and can not be booked for more than 5 days in advance.

There will be parades in observance of Memorial Day in both Pittsburg and Colebrook. The parade will begin in Pittsburg at 10 am and at 11 am in Colebrook.

Parades in the North Country asre quite a treat. They go by, turn around and come back for double the viewing!

Good afternoon fellow anglers and anglerettes. What's the news from the north country? It's wet !!! We have just come off a week of abnormally high water flows, the likes of which have never been seen. Although the wading has been slightly more difficult and the fishing opportunities have been slightly limited. The fishing has been pretty darn good.

The fishing on the Magalloway stretch has been holding steady with our early salmon run. the water temps are still ranging between 47 and 51 degrees. We've been fishing a lot of streamers and nymphs, and as of recently there has been some dry fly activity. There has been enough B.W.O's that will bring the salmon to the surface. The inlet to Lake Francis has been fishing well, although the increase in water flows has slowed the activity a little and the pressure of other anglers sometimes makes it a little bit crowded. But there have been nice salmon and rainbows caught there amongst the crowds.

With the latest round of high water we've been taking this opportunity to fish some of the trout ponds of the north country. These ponds have recently been stocked with brook and rainbow trout, the fishing has been very good. We've been catching some good numbers and fish that even range into the 2 to 4 lb range.

We are starting to look towards a little drier weather in the near future. With this and the up and coming weekend, we're looking forward to some more great fishing. Hopefully the water flows can start to get back to normal and we'll head properly into wonderful fishing opportunities.

We look forward to seeing you all up in the north country. Remember, it's always a great of fishing, just sometimes you catch more fish. Tight Lines, PEACE BILL

Build your dream vacation or permanent home on this spectacular lot boasting views of First Connecticut Lake and the mountains of Pittsburg. Moose are often seen on this land. Moose Alley is only a mile way; snowmobile trails are very close. Lake boat launch is very close. Spectacular lot in the best part of the CT Lakes Region