OAR 635-011-0104: Licenses, Tags, and Permits

(1) Hatchery Salmon and Steelhead Harvest Tag Requirements: (a) Persons holding a valid annual angling license and combined angling harvest tag may purchase Hatchery Salmon and Steelhead Harvest Tags. There is no limit on the number of Hatchery Salmon and Steelhead Harvest Tags an angler may purchase per year. The purchase of each tag entitles the angler to take a combined total of 10 hatchery salmon or steelhead; (b) Only adipose or otherwise fin-clipped adult salmon or adipose fin-clipped steelhead may be recorded on the Hatchery Salmon and Steelhead Harvest Tag; (c) A valid annual angling license and a valid annual angling harvest tag must be in possession while fish validated on the Hatchery Salmon and Steelhead Harvest Tag are in angler's possession. All tags purchased must be in angler's possession while angling for salmon or steelhead; (d) Fish must be recorded immediately upon removal from the water and fish must be recorded in the chronological order caught. The angler who landed the fish must record the fish on his or her tag irrespective of who hooked the fish; and (e) Harvested fish can be tagged either electronically or on a paper copy. All paper copies of Hatchery Salmon and Steelhead Harvest Tags should be returned to ODFW upon expiration. (2) Columbia River Basin Endorsement: (a) The Columbia River Basin is defined as: The mainstem Columbia River from Buoy 10 upstream to include all rivers and their tributaries that drain into the mainstem Columbia River. (b) A valid Columbia River Basin Endorsement must be in possession while angling for salmon, steelhead, or sturgeon in the Columbia River Basin except during free fishing weekend where every angler is considered as having a valid Columbia River Basin Endorsement. (c) The fee for the Columbia River Basin Endorsement, when purchased in conjunction with an annual license is $9.75, in addition to fees as described in ORS 497.121 and ORS 497.123. (d) The fee for the Columbia River Basin Endorsement when purchased separately is $9.75 (plus a $2.00 agent fee). (e) The fee for the Columbia River Basin Endorsement, when purchased in conjunction with a daily license is $1.00 per each day, in addition to those fees as described in ORS 497-121. (f) Purchase of a Columbia River Basin Endorsement is not required for free fishing weekend. (g) No fee will be charged for a Columbia River Basin Endorsement for an angler(s) in possession of: (A) A resident disabled veteran, resident pioneer, resident and non-resident youth under 12 license; or (B) A Permanent Wheel-chair Angling License, a Permanent Blind Angler License, or a Permanent Senior. (3) Ocean Endorsement: (a) Ocean waters include waters of the Pacific Ocean west of: (A) Normal high tide lines along coastal beaches where there are no jetties; (B) The visible ends of jetties, except in the Columbia River; or, (C) The north-south line running through Buoy 10 in the Columbia River. (b) Except as described in ORS 497.014, a valid Daily or Annual Ocean Endorsement must be in possession while angling or fishing for any species of fish except shellfish, salmon, and steelhead in ocean waters and is in addition to other license and tag requirements, and fees as described in ORS 497.061, 497.121, and 497.123. (c) The fee for an Annual Ocean Endorsement is $9.00 (includes agent fee). (d) The fee for a Daily Ocean Endorsement is $4.00 per day (includes agent fee). (e) Purchase of an Ocean Endorsement is not required for free fishing weekends. (f) No fee will be charged for an Ocean Endorsement for an angler(s) in possession of: (A) A resident disabled veteran, resident pioneer, resident and non-resident youth under 12 license; or (B) A Permanent Wheel-chair Angling License, a Permanent Blind Angler License, or a Permanent Senior. (4) Rogue-South Coast Steelhead Fishing Authorizations: (a) Rogue-South Coast steelhead fishing authorizations include the Rogue-South Coast Steelhead Validation and the Rogue-South Coast Wild Steelhead Harvest Tag. (b) For purposes of these authorizations, the Rogue-South Coast area is defined as: all rivers and streams draining into the Pacific Ocean from, and inclusive of, the Sixes River south to the Winchuck River. (c) For purposes of these authorizations, the winter steelhead angling season is December 1 through April 30, although angling dates may vary in specific locations. (d) These authorizations shall only be purchased once by each angler for each season, excluding replacements, and are valid for a single winter steelhead angling season regardless of whether an annual, daily, or multi-day angling license is used. (e) Except as noted, these authorizations are in addition to other license and tag requirements, and do not preclude the need to follow those license requirements, and steelhead angling and harvest regulations. (f) A Rogue-South Coast Steelhead Validation: (A) Shall only be available to anglers with an annual angling license and an annual combined angling tag, or a daily or multi-day angling license associated with a valid ODFW ID Number; and (B) Shall be in possession in the Rogue-South Coast area while angling for steelhead during the winter steelhead angling season. (g) A Rogue-South Coast Wild Steelhead Harvest Tag: (A) Shall only be available to anglers with a Rogue-South Coast Steelhead Validation; (B) Shall be utilized in the Rogue-South Coast area instead of the combined angling tag to record harvested wild winter steelhead immediately upon removal from the water by the angler who landed the fish; (C) Shall be in possession while harvested wild winter steelhead recorded on it are in possession; and (D) Shall be in possession in electronic or paper form, and if a paper form is utilized then such form shall be returned or reported to ODFW after each winter steelhead angling season and before the next winter steelhead angling season. (5) An angling license is not required when angling in temporary structures utilized to serve or promote a public fishing event.