pounds. First lake in Maine that can be fished in the spring, 

 as the ice leaves earlier than in an}' other, and a favorite re- 

 sort. Contains also square-tailed trout, white perch, black 

 bass and pickerel. Railroad station at Sebago, on shore of 

 lake, 15 miles from Portland, thence by steamer, or stage at 

 Mattocks station 12 miles bej-ond, to any part of the lake. 

 Tributaries, except Crooked and North West Rivers, closed. 

 The famous Songo River, of which Longfellow wrote, 



" Nowhere such a devious stream, 

 Save in fancy or in dream. 

 Winding slow through ocean brake, 

 Links together lake by lake," 



is a tributary to Sebago. This river connex:ts the famous 

 " Bay of Naples" with Lake Sebago. First class steamship 

 service b}' Sebago Lake Route. Here is located the famous 

 " Bay of Naples Inn." At distances convenient to be 

 reached, by steamer or otherwise, are the beautiful vil- 

 lages of Naples, Bridgton, No. Bridgton, Harrison, Water- 

 ford, Windham and Raymond. Two miles across the Bay of 

 Naples is Long Lake, 12 miles long; contains land-locked 

 salmon, trout, bass and white perch. All these towns are 

 favorite summer resorts, situated in the heart of a fine fishing 

 and hunting country for small game, with everj^ facility for 

 fine fishing, boating, bathing and the purest of mountain 

 air. 



The towns of Raymond, Standish, Casco, Sebago, Na- 

 ples and Windham border on Long Lake. These towns con- 

 tain lakes varying in size from three to one mile long 

 and one-half mile wide, all well filled with land-locked 

 salmon and trout. The towns of Bridgton and Harrison 

 have Long Lake, Woods Pond, two and one-half miles by 

 one-half mile, Upper Moose three miles by one-half mile, and 

 Crotched Pond, reached from No. Bridgton, and Long Pond, 

 so called, three and one-half miles by one mile. Anonymous, 

 one and one-half mile by one-half mile, and Island Pond one 

 mile by one-half mile, reached from Harrison. Trout, 

 salmon, perch, bass and pickerel. Watchie Pond, one and 

 one-half mile by one mile, in Standish, trout and salmon. 

 Browns, one mile by one-fourth mile, and Peabody Ponds, 

 two miles by one mile, reached from Sebago and Naples ; 

 trout, land-locked salmon, perch, pickerel and bass. Thomp- 

 sons Pond and Pleasant Pond, in Otisfield and Casco, land- 



