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) Beginning January 1, 2014 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 (Angling and shellfish licenses and tags) and ORS 497.123 (Hatchery harvest tag rules).
(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) An angling license is not required when angling in temporary structures utilized to serve or promote a public fishing event.

Source: Rule 635-011-0104 — Licenses, Tags, and Permits, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=635-011-0104.

Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

Rule 635-011-0104’s source at or​.us