Angler Mark Carroll of Raymond, Maine, and Hingham, Massachusetts, shows off a beautiful Sebago Lake salmon caught while fishing with Tom Roth. Tom Roth / For Lakes Region Weekly All through the month of May, the fishing on Sebago has been epic. I’ll venture out on a limb, but I think many anglers will agree with this statement: The salmon fishing has been the best it has been on Sebago in decades.
There, I said it. But what makes the current salmon fishing so good this year? Many factors. First, a recent spin net survey of the lake trout in Sebago has shown a 30% reduction on lake trout over past survey years.
Less lake trout equals less predation on smelt, which equals more and healthier salmon. Second, the smelt run was heavy this year, especially up the Songo River. Smelt also ran the shorelines during the spawn.
A good smelt run equals a good bait supply for the salmon and lake trout. Shortly after ice-out, the fishing was great in front of the Songo River. It always was in the past, but that was because there was a smelt run.
That lasted about 3-4 weeks, and then the fish followed the smelt to the shorelines. Fishing is still good for salmon as I pen this column. Tom Roth is a freelance outdoor writer who lives in Raymond on the shore of Sebago Lake.
He has been fishing and hunting in this region for more than 30 years and is a Registered Maine Guide. Third, the salmon have been healthy. While I’ve caught a few smaller stocked salmon, many of them have been native f.
