Petit Pabos River
| Petit Pabos River Rivière du Petit Pabos, Little Babos River | |
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 A salmon Fisherman at the Petit Pabos River | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent, Gaspésie |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Mont-Alexandre, Quebec |
| • location | Uncharted territory, Gaspé Peninsula |
| • coordinates | 48°37′0″N 65°9′0″W / 48.61667°N 65.15000°W |
| • elevation | 419 m (1,375 ft) |
| Mouth | Chaleur Bay |
• location | Chandler, Quebec, Gaspé Peninsula |
• coordinates | 48°22′34.24″N 64°35′20.819″W / 48.3761778°N 64.58911639°W |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 61.6 km (38.3 mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Gulf of Saint Lawrence |
| • average | 0 m3/s (0 cu ft/s) |
The Petit Pabos River (Little Babos River in English) is a river in the Gaspé Peninsula of Quebec, Canada, which has its source at streams of the Chic-Choc Mountains in the Mont-Alexandre, Quebec sector. The river is about 61.6 kilometres (38.3 mi) long. Its name comes from the Mi'kmaq word pabog meaning “tranquility waters”.[1]
Salmon fishing
[edit]The Petit Pabos River is known for its Atlantic Salmon (salmo salar) fishing in crystal clear blue water and his deep forest environment. The river has long been a renowned salmon river from 1880 to 1950. Overfished, the salmons where almost completely annihilate in 1984 and the river was closed to fisherman. It has been reopened since 2003.[2] The Petit Pabos River is smaller the other 2 Pabos rivers: the Grand Pabos River and the Grand Pabos West River and have a smaller salmon presence. But it is often consider to be more beautiful and less fished.
Access and administration
[edit]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 Grand Pabos River on the same fishing trip.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Les 3 rivières Pabos (English)
