Conference wahoo::fishing

    
    	I have not fished that particular lake but have fished
    	for salmon in other lakes and rivers in Maine. The best
    	lures I've found for salmon are either the Mooselook
    	wobler lure or the Grey ghost tandom streamer. Both can
    	be trolled or cast. If trolled I would recommend rigging
    	with lead core line and making lots of turns in areas
    	that look deep (drop offs).
    
    	Shiners also work well and can be lowered to appropriate
    	depths.
    
    	Give a report in this not when you get back..
    
    	= JV
    

	I fish Sebego Lake every spring in early May and June and again
    in the fall after Labor day.  Land Locked Salmon is the big attraction
    of the lake.  Limit is 16", two fish per day, one line per person
    per boat.  It's patrolled by the Warden's pretty regular, so get
    a license.  You can get Weekend, week, 2 week or season licenses.
    The biggest Slamon I've got out of Sebego was 6.5 lbs, and I think
    he was about 23 inches.  Nice fish!  Got three there this spring,
    two keepers: 2.5 and 3 lbs and 16 and 18 respectively.  The other
    fella was a little guy, around 12".  Good Bass fishing around the
    State Park, got three in May when the water was cold, all small
    mouth.  15" and 2 16-17 inchers, weight about 3 on all em.  I got
    the bass with a hula poppa (yellow frog color) and got one  Salmon
    on a small Phoebe, the other two on a copper Mooselook.  Tackle
    was Penn Spinner with 10 lb, and I trolled for the Salmon.  You
    can do that in the spring because the fish are near the surface.
    This time of year you have to use lead core to get down DEEP, because
    that's where they go.  Deep means more than 50'.  You can't get
    that deep  trolling mono unless you start adding all kinds of weight,
    easier with lead core and about 15' of mono leader.  There are also
    nice Browns in there too and there are some really HUGE Tougue (lake
    trout).  It's not uncommon to see the old times pulling out 10 lb.
    or larger Tougue in the spring, but they fish real deep for them.
    I've never been lucky enough to hook one.  
    
    Sebego has some real good fishing, but prepare to fish deep for
    Salmon, and follow the usual techniques and baits for Bass and other
    species.  I'd suggest picking up on of the lake topo-depth maps
    that are available just about everywhere up there.
                               
    Have fun!  Sebego is a nice clean, deep lake (depths to 300'!!).
     Although the boat traffic can get a little nuts this time of year.
     It's my personal favorite fishing spot.  Also, watch the weather
    real close for squalls and white caps, and GET OFF unless you have
    a pretty good size boat.  In my opinion "good size" for Sebego means
    over 16' with appropriate horse power.  It's so wide open that the
    lake behave just like the ocean and will kick up white caps and
    transom-flooding swell less than a half and hour from calm.
                              
    --Chris

    I stay at a camp on Sebec during hunting season.  I have  talked  to
    the owner of the camp and know they catch salmon and big lake trout.
    They also have a good population of smallmouth bass in the southwest
    corner  of  the lake.  As with all New England lakes, they grow some
    tremendous size boulders, so be careful.


    Keith

    
    
    Thanks for the info!! Hopefully we'll catch something worth noting
    about, but even if we only catch a few rays, it's going to be a
    nice relaxing vacation. I'll let you know what happens.
    
    Patty

    	I've never fished the lake, but my son did about three weeks
    ago. If you happen to land a Zebco rod with a Diawa autocast reel
    it belongs to him.
    

    SEBEC LAKE
    
    
              SEBEC LAKE CAN REALLY PRODUCE SOME NICE FISH, THE SALMON
    ALMOST EVERYWHERE IN MAINE HAVE BEEN HITTING THE COPPER COLORED
    MOOSELOOK WOBBLER. I HAVE BEEN USING ONE ABOUT 3-4 INCHES LONG AND
    HAVE HAD REAL GOOD LUCK. I HAVE BEEN TROLLING THIS WITH MONOFILAMENT
    RIGHT ON TOP. THE TRICK SEEMS TO BE TO GO A LITTLE FASTER THAN YOU
    WOULD FOR TOGUE. I WOULD SUGGEST THAT YOU GET A DEPTH MAP OF THE
    LAKE, IT COULD MAKE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CATCHING FISH AND GETTING
    HUNG UP ON BOTTOM.    GOOD LUCK!
    
    
    P.S.  BRING SOME WARM CLOTHING, IT COULD GET DAM CLD UP THERE THIS
    TIME OF YEAR.                                   {cold}
    

    
    
    Well we've been on our Maine fishing vacation and here's the story.
    First off we were so excited cause Lake Sebec doesn't have a size
    limit on the bass, so all those 11" we catch here at home we can
    keep. So of course we then proceed to catch 5" - 7" which are fun
    to catch but not quite worth the trouble of cleaning. We were also
    catching a lot of very small sunfish. Well one of those George didn't
    feel like takign off his hook so he decided to have some fun with
    it and cast it out. Well not 2 seconds later bam!! his pole was
    bending like crazy. Well he landed himself a beautiful 18" 3+lb
    smallmouth. He almost wasn't going to let me have a bass dinner
    cause he considered having it mounted. That was it!!! We didn't
    catch anything else. We also weren't out on the water too much.
    One day we got caught in a storm and another it was just too rough
    to stay out for too long. We had a great time anyways and next year
    we're going to go back again. Next time we're going to bring some
    shiners with us. Would you believe that in the town of Dover-Foxcroft
    nobody sells shiners?!?!?!? At least for next year we found somebody
    who sells them in Dexter which is on our way up to Dover.
    
    
    Till next year.....
    
    Patty

    A number of years ago I was staying at a camp on Chemo Pond, just
    east of Bangor.  Chemo is loaded with smallmouth bass, some of which
    go well over 4-5 lbs, plus a large population of white bass (or
    otherwise known as white perch).  Anyways, I was out fishing for
    a mess of white perch/bass (for the frying pan) off the bottom in
    about 25-30 feet of water.  I was catching quite a few, and this
    one time I had one on that I could tell was quite small.  I casually
    reeled it up, being in no rush, when all of a sudden, just as I
    got the fish to the surface, a smallie (but of sizeable proportions!)
    engulfed the perch and made off into the depths.  Being quick enough
    to open the bail, I allowed the bass to run with at least 30-40
    feet of line before closing the bail and hauling back to set the
    hook.  The bass then skyrocketed to the surface from the depths
    and immediately put on a SPECTACULAR aerial display that still leaves
    my blood boiling from the sight!  A real nice 5 lber!
    
    From that point on, and although it is HIGHLY ILLEGAL to use
    spiny-backed fish for bait, whenever I "know" I've got a small white
    perch on my line, I just take my sweet-ole-time in reeling it up.
    I've caught many a smallmouth at Chemo this way.
    
    -Joe-

    I know it is late to reply to THIS note, but I HAD to make something
    clear. I've been going to SEBAGO LAKE for 21 years now, and that
    is the proper spelling and the correct order of the words. SEBAGO
    LAKE. I spent every summer up there for the first 18 years of my
    life, absolutly gorgeous area, and the salmon fishing is great,
    if you know WHERE and HOW and WHEN. Natives tend not to tell you
    anything, they like to get you up there, but catch the big ones
    themselves. Can't blame them really.
    
    Anyhow just for future reference....SEBAGO LAKE.  Especiallt those
    of you who claim they spend time there, all the signs and maps say
    SEBAGO LAKE.......Lake Sebec?????  Sorry, had to get it oput of
    my system.
    
    Andy

   
    I believe the originator was referring to Lake Sebec which is north
    west of Bangor, not Lake Sebago.		Don Mac

    
    I was refering to Lake Sebec. Northwest of Bangor and Southeast
    of Moosehead. 
    
    Patty

    I know I spell it wrong, been spelling it wrong for 20 years.  I
    guess I'm too old and cranky to change.  If anyone that knows the
    lake is ever interested, I'll tell them where and how to fish SEBEGO!
    Been doin' it since I was still scared of seaworms.
    
    --Chris ;^)
    

    Hey Chris there is a Sebago Lake sorta North of Portland and that
    lake is : Sebago Lake....however there is also a Lake Sebec up past
    bangor......and that lake is : Lake Sebec
    
    See the difference?
    
    dave

    Yep, I see the difference.  Just letting everyone know that no
    matter how hard my friends beat it into me I still spell Sebago
    wrong most of the time...even on my homemade maps to the state park
    for would be visitors while I'm up there.  I have the same problem
    with "Mooseluck, drives everyone nuts. :)  The errors of old irishmen
    die hard!
    
    --Chris                      

    Re: a few back
    
    I humbly appoligize. I misunderstood, as did some others before
    me I guess.
    
    	Andy