| Grand Pabos River | |
| Name Other: | North Pabos River, Grand Pabos Nord, Rivière Grand Pabos |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Quebec |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Name3: | Bas-Saint-Laurent, Gaspésie |
| Length: | 42km (26miles) |
| Discharge1 Location: | Gulf of Saint Lawrence |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 0m3/s |
| Source1: | Lac du Nord |
| Source1 Location: | [Gaspé Peninsula] |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 48.5468°N -65.2311°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 432m (1,417feet) |
| Mouth: | Pabos Bay (Chaleur Bay) |
| Mouth Location: | Chandler, Quebec, [Gaspé Peninsula] |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 48.3518°N -64.7203°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 0m (00feet) |
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 42km (26miles) long. Its name comes from the Mi'kmaq word pabog meaning "tranquility waters".[1]
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.
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.