Long lake/sebago

[chipj29]

I echo all of the above comments. We rented a house on the east side of Long Lake this past July. Yes, Long Lake gets pretty windy, and the prevailing wind direction appears to be the same as the lake orientation. We had some pretty large swells one day. It was rough at our dock most of the time.

Long Lake is pretty nice, it is "long". There are public docks in Naples with a few restaurants. Brandy Pond connects through a short channel under the bridge.

As others have said, the trip down the Songo is quite nice. It is all NWZ so it takes a while, so relax and enjoy the ride!

Sebago is a wide open lake, so when it is windy it can get rough. But there are plenty of areas to explore. If you like a sandbar, there is a good one right when the Songo/Crooked river opens up into Sebago.

The lake markers are very good. No black/white tipped markers like NH, but I think their system is better. If you see a white marker with black stripes, don't go between that marker and the shore.

Enjoy!

[Blue Thunder]

As the "resident" Sebago Lake contributor on this forum, all of the above is spot on. The Songo River trip is a great trip but headway speed only the entire way. The Songo River Queen (large river wheel paddleboat) no longer makes two daily trips down river because of the new fixed span bridge. This frees up the locks to handle just pleasure boaters. The river is well marked with channel markers and Sebago is really nothing like Winnipesaukee when it comes to rocks. Everything is well marked if you pay attention. The only place to get a bite to eat on the entire lake is the Frye's Leap Café on Frye Island. Now that we are post Labor Day the Café is only open weekends for full service. They have docks but it's nothing like the Naswa. Long Lake is 11 miles long stretching from Naples to Harrison.
There has been a concerted aggressive effort on the Songo River for years to control and mitigate milfoil. Make sure you check your lower unit and prop when you leave so as not to transfer the plant elsewhere. The Maine Warden's Service (aka NorthWoods Law on Animal Planet) has a large presence on Sebago 7 days a week. Have fun.

BT

[Dave R]

Originally Posted by chipj29

The lake markers are very good. No black/white tipped markers like NH, but I think their system is better. If you see a white marker with black stripes, don't go between that marker and the shore.

Enjoy!

Just want to add: Obstructions that are not near shore will have a minimum of three warning markers around them. IF you see a warming marker away from shore, make sure you know where the other two are (and hope they are not on the other side of your boat... )

[Blue Thunder]

Originally Posted by Dave R

Just want to add: Obstructions that are not near shore will have a minimum of three warning markers around them. IF you see a warming marker away from shore, make sure you know where the other two are (and hope they are not on the other side of your boat... )

With the exception of the ledges on the southwest side of Frye Island...only two there. Do Not Enter!!

[Dave R]

Originally Posted by Blue Thunder

With the exception of the ledges on the southwest side of Frye Island...only two there. Do Not Enter!!

I recall three there, but it's been a couple of years...

[nhbiglake]

Wow thanks everyone for the feedback! Guess we will have to make a trip up there! Sounds like it is a good time.

[Blue Thunder]

Originally Posted by Dave R

I recall three there, but it's been a couple of years...

There are three on the mainland end of the "gut" when making the turn into Jordan Bay. The two I'm talking about are near the SW end of the island on the Standish side near Long Beach and Harmons Beach.