| Zec de la Rivière-des-Escoumins | |
|---|---|
  Province of Quebec | |
| Location | Canada, Quebec, La Haute-Côte-Nord Regional County Municipality |
| Nearest city | Les Escoumins |
| Coordinates | 48°20′50″N 69°27′00″W / 48.34722°N 69.45000°W / 48.34722; -69.45000 |
| Established | 1992 |
| Website | http://www.riviereescoumins.com/ |
The ZEC de la Rivière-des-Escoumins is a "zone d'exploitation contrôlée" (controlled harvesting zone) (zec) in the municipality of Les Escoumins, in La Haute-Côte-Nord Regional County Municipality, administrative region of Côte-Nord (North Shore), in Quebec, in Canada.
Geography
"Zec de la Rivière-des-Escoumins" administers a segment 34 kilometres (21 mi) on Escoumins River for recreative fishing. River Escoumins flows from north to southeast and reaches its annual rate of 13 up to 20 m/s (460–710 cu ft/s) in July.
A forest road along the river, facilitates access to salmon pits upstream the river.
Since 2014, salmon can swim upstream beyond the "chute du Grand-Sault" (Falls of the Grand Sault), passing through a fishway, allowing them to go up to the upper part of the river.
Fishing
In the zec of Rivière-des-Escoumins, fishing is practiced by wading. In general, the salmon pits are quite long and shallow. Zec is divided into four sectors, three are quotas. A total of 66 pits were listed in the zec.
References
- "Topos sur le Web: Zec de la Rivière-des-Escoumins". Commission de Toponymie du Québec. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
- "Zones d'exploitation contrôlée (zecs)". Ressources naturelles et Faune. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
- Official site of "Zec de la Rivière-des-Escoumins" - Section "Fishing and access rights"
Attachments
Related articles
- Escoumins River
- La Haute-Côte-Nord Regional County Municipality
- Zone d'exploitation contrôlée (controlled harvesting zone) (zec)
External links
- Official website of "Zec de la Rivière-des-Escoumins"
- "Zec de la Rivière-des-Escoumins" on the site of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (Geographical Names Board of Quebec)