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What really lives in Sebago Lake? The animals that live in or around Sebago Lake are: common loons, Canada geese, mallard ducks, black ducks, mink, otters, muskrats, raccoons, and more. Uplance creatures include: black bear, chipmun, gray squirrels, northern flying squirrels, red fox, gray fox, white tailed deer, moose, bobcat, hares, porcupines, and more. Reptiles and amphibians include: spring peepers, gray tree frogs, red spotted newts, bullfrogs, painted turtles, and snapping turtles. Sebago lake wouldn't be complete without fish. They include: brook trout, lake dwelling Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish, lake trout, small mouth bass, largemouth bass, chain pickerel, rebreast sunfish, pumpkinseed, rainbow smelt. I assure you there are so many more species, you wouldn't believe it. There are over 28 species of fish found in Sebago. A man from Freeport holds the Maine state record for the biggest fish ever caught (16 pounds). The species was a native salmon. He captured the fish on August 1, 1907.

THE NORTHERN BULLFROG Sebago Lake has plenty of bullfrogs. Most of them are the Northern Bullfrog and they can grow to be 8-10 inches long not including the hind legs, which can easily extend another 10 inches. the male frog makes a "jug-o-rum" like noise during mating season and the female is not usually heard. Females can lay up to 20,000 black and white eggs near the surface of the water. The eggs hatch in about 10 days and become tadpoles. In their first year, tadpoles do not get legs, but must burrow into the mud when winter comes and spend another season before legs appear. When they finally lose their tails, they are 2 inches long. Mercedes and Britney Gr. 7 Some people eat bullfrogs for their "meaty" legs.