Zec des Nymphes
| Création de Zec des Nymphes | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
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 Province of Quebec
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| Location | Canada, Quebec, Matawinie Regional County Municipality |
| Nearest city | Saint-Zénon |
| Coordinates | 46°31′N 73°39′W / 46.517°N 73.650°WCoordinates: 46°31′N 73°39′W / 46.517°N 73.650°W |
| Area | 27,510 square kilometres (10,620 sq mi) |
| Established | 1979 |
| Governing body | Association chasse et pêche des Nymphes inc |
| Website | http://zecdesnymphes.reseauzec.com/fr |
The ZEC des Nymphes is a "zone d'exploitation contrôlée" (controlled harvesting zone] (ZEC) in the municipality of Saint-Zénon, in Matawinie Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Lanaudière, in Quebec, in Canada.
Since its inception in 1979, the ZEC is administered by the "Association chasse et pêche des Nymphes inc" (Fishing and Hunting Association of Nymphs inc).
The "Zec des Nymphes" covers 171 square kilometers in the municipalities of Mandeville, Saint-Damien and is Saint-Zénon. ZEC is located thirty miles north of Saint-Émilie-de-l'Énergie in the northern region of Berthierville. ZEC has 123 lakes, as well as Mastigouche River, which drains water of this large territory in the administrative region of Lanaudière.
ZEC is 1 hour 15 from Montreal, by using Autoroute 31. The outdoor adepts can enter in the country with their boat or use the rental service rowboats offered by the ZEC.
'Entrance stations'
ZEC has three entrance stations:
The brook trout is the queen of water bodies of the ZEC. The abundance of aquatic fauna result of sound management of sowing to excellent spawning sites and natural regeneration of native trout in several lakes including the following lakes: "lac à la Pluie" (Rainy Lake), "lac des Îles" (lake of Islands), "lac Wolfe", "lac petit Mastigouche" and in rivers and stream. Wading can be done along the Gauthier River, the Mastigouche River and the Saint-Ignace stream.
The anglers can fish the trout lake, rainbow trout, the bass, the and the perch. The brook trout from Rupert root abounds in the Civille lake.
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