Grand Pabos River

The Grand Pabos River or Pabos North River is a river in the Gaspé Peninsula of Quebec, Canada, which has its source at Lake of the North (Lac du Nord in French), fed by streams of the Chic-Choc Mountains. The river is about 42 kilometres (26 mi) long. Its name comes from the Mi'kmaq word pabog meaning "tranquility waters".[1]

Grand Pabos River
North Pabos River, Grand Pabos Nord, Rivière Grand Pabos
Pool 18 ont the Grand Pabos
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionBas-Saint-Laurent, Gaspésie
Physical characteristics
SourceLac du Nord
  location[Gaspé Peninsula]
  coordinates48°32′48.33″N 65°13′52.13″W
  elevation432 m (1,417 ft)
MouthPabos Bay (Chaleur Bay)
  location
Chandler, Quebec, [Gaspé Peninsula]
  coordinates
48°21′06.3″N 64°43′13.1″W
  elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length42 km (26 mi)
Discharge 
  locationGulf of Saint Lawrence
  average0 m3/s (0 cu ft/s)

Salmon fishing

The crystal Clear water of the river anables you to see the salmons.

The Grand Pabos River is known for its Atlantic Salmon (salmo salar) fishing in clear water and deep forest with no human presence. The river has long been a renowned salmon river from 1880 to 1950. Overfished, the salmons were almost completely annihilated in 1984 and the river was closed to fisherman. It has been reopened since 2003.

Access and administration

The river is accessible via Quebec Route 132 and is managed by an organisation that administrates salmon fishing on the 3 Pabos Rivers. It is easy to fish the Grand Pabos West River and the Petit Pabos River on the same fishing trip.

See also

References

  1. "Du Grand Pabos North River". Saumon Québec. Retrieved 2016-12-26.
A bird eye view of the river.
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