Grand Pabos West River

Grand Pabos West River
Grand Pabos Ouest, Rivière Grand Pabos Ouest
A salmon Fisherman at the Pabos West River
Country Canada
Province Quebec
Region Bas-Saint-Laurent, Gaspésie
Source [Mont-Alexandre, Quebec]
 - location uncharted territory, [Gaspé Peninsula]
 - elevation 427 m (1,401 ft)
 - coordinates 48°37′0″N 65°9′0″W / 48.61667°N 65.15000°W / 48.61667; -65.15000
Mouth Pabos Bay (Chaleur Bay)
 - location Chandler, Quebec, [Gaspé Peninsula]
 - elevation 0 m (0 ft)
 - coordinates 48°20′16.01″N 64°44′7.01″W / 48.3377806°N 64.7352806°W / 48.3377806; -64.7352806Coordinates: 48°20′16.01″N 64°44′7.01″W / 48.3377806°N 64.7352806°W / 48.3377806; -64.7352806
Length 47.3 km (29 mi)
Discharge for Gulf of Saint Lawrence
 - average 0 m3/s (0 cu ft/s)

The Grand Pabos West River or Pabos West River (French : Rivière du Grand Pabos Ouest) is a river in the Gaspé Peninsula of Quebec, Canada, which has its source in streams of the Chic-Choc Mountains in the Mont-Alexandre, Quebec sector. The river is about 47.3 kilometres (29.4 mi) long. Its name comes from the Mi'kmaq word pabog meaning "tranquility waters"[1]

Salmon fishing

The Grand Pabos West River is known for its Atlantic Salmon (salmo salar) fishing. The river was a renowned salmon river from 1880 to 1950. Overfished, the salmon were almost completely annihilated in 1984 and the river was closed to fisherman. It has been reopened since 2003.[2] The water of the Pabos West River is of a copper color and is not as crystal clear as the one of the other 2 Pabos rivers but still fairly transparent.

Access and administration

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Saumon Québec site sur la pêche au saumon". saumonquebec.com. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
  2. ↑ "404". troisrivierespabos.com. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
  • "404 Not found". troisrivierespabos.com. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
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