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Angling Tag Instructions & Codes
Anglers can now record their catch of salmon, steelhead, sturgeon, and halibut by using the MyODFW Mobile Application or on a valid ODFW paper angling tag. Anglers will choose which method they use at the time of purchase.
Upon taking an adult salmon, steelhead, legal size sturgeon, or Pacific halibut, the angler must immediately enter the codes for the species caught, location code where the fish was taken, and the month and day of catch.
When taking salmon or steelhead anglers are required to also record if a hatchery or wild fish was taken. Jack salmon are not required to be tagged.
When taking a halibut or sturgeon the length of the fish must also be recorded, in inches.
When using the mobile application
- Select species code
- Select hatchery or wild
- Enter the location code
- Enter the day and month
- Save the record by pressing the save button in the upper right corner of the application.
When using a paper angling tag:
- Entries must be recorded in ball point pen! No erasures allowed!
- Enter species code
- Check hatchery or wild
- Enter the location code
- Enter the day and month
- Record harvested fish in consecutive order
- Use only 1 line per fish
- Return expired tags to ODFW, 4034 Fairview Industrial Drive SE, Salem, OR 97302-1142 or deposit with any ODFW license agent
Fish Species Codes |
|
Codes |
Species of Fish |
1 |
Chinook (king or blackmouth) — |
2 |
Coho (silver) — has white lower gum line |
3 |
Other Salmon — Pink (humpy); Chum (dog); or Sockeye |
6 |
Steelhead |
Salmon or Steelhead Species |
Check One |
Location Code |
Month |
Day |
||
Wild |
Hatchery |
|||||
1 |
1 |
✓ |
131 |
4 |
29 |
|
2 |
6 |
✓ |
87 |
12 |
12 |
|
Example of how to record an entry:
|
Species |
Length |
Location Code |
Month |
Day |
Pacific Halibut |
37 |
9 |
5 |
21 |
White Sturgeon |
52 |
211 |
6 |
11 |
|
Combined Angling Tag Location Codes
Ocean Harvested Fish Only (for bays and estuaries use river systems codes) |
|
Code |
Coastal Port of Departure |
1 |
Astoria |
18 |
Gearhart Beach N to Astoria |
19 |
Cannon Beach |
2 |
Nehalem Bay |
3 |
Garibaldi |
4 |
Netarts Bay |
5 |
Cape Kiwanda & Pacific City |
6 |
Salmon River |
7 |
Siletz Bay |
8 |
Depoe Bay |
9 |
Newport |
10 |
Waldport |
11 |
Florence |
12 |
Winchester Bay |
13 |
Charleston |
20 |
Sunset Bay |
14 |
Bandon |
15 |
Port Orford |
16 |
Gold Beach |
17 |
Brookings |
Coastal River Systems |
|
Code |
Waterbody |
21 |
Alsea R. & Bay |
22 |
North Fk. Alsea R. |
23 |
South Fk. Alsea R. |
24 |
Applegate R. |
25 |
Beaver Cr. (Lincoln Co.) |
26 |
Beaver Cr. (Tillamook Co.) |
27 |
Big Cr. (Lane Co.) |
28 |
Big Elk Cr. (Yaquina R.) |
29 |
Brush Cr. (Curry Co.) |
30 |
Cape Cr. |
31 |
Chetco R. & Bay |
32 |
Cook Cr. (Nehalem R.) |
33 |
Coos R. & Bay |
34 |
South Fk. Coos R. |
35 |
Coquille R. & Bay |
36 |
North Fk. Coquille R. |
37 |
East Fk. Coquille R. |
38 |
South Fk. Coquille R. |
39 |
Middle Fk. Coquille R. |
52 |
Cow Cr. |
40 |
Cummins Cr. |
42 |
Deadwood Cr. (Siuslaw R.) |
43 |
Drift Cr. (Alsea R.) |
44 |
Drift Cr. (Siletz R.) |
45 |
Eel Cr. & Lake |
46 |
Elk Cr. (Clatsop Co.) |
47 |
Elk R. |
48 |
Euchre Cr. |
49 |
Fall Cr. (Alsea R.) |
50 |
Five R. (Alsea R.) |
51 |
Floras Cr. |
54 |
Hunter Cr. |
55 |
Illinois R. |
240 |
Isthmus Slough |
56 |
Indian Cr. (Siuslaw R.) |
57 |
Kilchis R. |
58 |
Lake Cr. (Siuslaw R.) |
60 |
Miami R. |
61 |
Middle Cr. (Coquille R.) |
62 |
Millicoma R. |
63 |
East Fk. Millicoma R. |
64 |
West Fk. Millicoma R. |
65 |
Necanicum R. |
66 |
Nehalem R. & Bay below Hwy. 26/Elsie |
204 |
Nehalem R. above Hwy 26/Elsie |
67 |
North Fk. Nehalem R. |
224 |
Neskowin Cr. |
69 |
Nestucca R. & Bay |
70 |
Little Nestucca R. |
51 |
New R. |
71 |
Pistol R. |
72 |
Rock Cr. (Lane Co.) |
73 |
Rock Cr. (Nehalem R.) |
74 |
Rock Cr. (Siletz R.) |
225 |
Rogue Bay up to Elephant Rock |
226 |
Rogue R. from Elephant Rock to Grave Cr. |
227 |
Rogue R. from Grave Cr. to Fishers Ferry Boat Ramp |
228 |
Rogue R. above Fishers Ferry Boat Ramp |
77 |
Salmon R. (Coast) |
78 |
Salmonberry R. |
79 |
Sand Lk. |
80 |
Schooner Cr. (Siletz R.) |
81 |
Siletz R. & Bay |
84 |
Siltcoos R. & Lk. |
85 |
Siuslaw R. & Bay |
86 |
North Fk. Siuslaw R. |
87 |
Sixes R. |
89 |
Smith R. |
90 |
North Fk. Smith R. |
75 |
Soapstone Cr. |
92 |
Sweet Cr. (Siuslaw R.) |
93 |
Tahkenitch Cr. & Lake |
94 |
Tenmile Cr. & Lake (Coos Co.) |
95 |
Tenmile Cr. (Lane Co.) |
96 |
Three Rivers |
97 |
Tillamook Bay |
98 |
Tillamook R. |
194 |
Tioga Cr. |
99 |
Trask R. |
100 |
North Fk. Trask R. |
101 |
South Fk. Trask R. |
102 |
Umpqua R. & Bay |
103 |
North Fk. Umpqua R. below Winchester Dam |
201 |
North Fk. Umpqua R. from Winchester Dam to Rock Cr. |
219 |
North Fk. Umpqua R. from Rock Cr. to Soda Springs (Fly Area) |
104 |
South Fk. Umpqua R. |
105 |
Wilson R. |
106 |
South Fk. Wilson R. |
107 |
Little North Fk. (Wilson R.) |
108 |
Winchuck R. |
110 |
Yachats R. |
111 |
Yaquina R. & Bay |
Fish Restoration and Enhancement (R&E) Program
The R&E Program is funded by anglers through a surcharge on fishing licenses. R&E grants are awarded to organizations and agencies for projects that benefit Oregon’s fisheries and improve fishing opportunities.
R&E projects benefit a diversity of anglers around the state through improvements to angler access (fishing docks and piers), fish habitat and passage, angler and aquatic education and the collection of information for sound fishery management.
If your organization/agency is interested in applying for R&E funding, call 503-947-6232 or visit the website: dfw.state.or.us/fish/RE.
Columbia River Mainstem |
|
Code |
Waterbody |
211 |
Buoy 10 to Tongue Pt. |
212 |
Tongue Pt. to Longview Bridge |
213 |
Longview Bridge to I-5 Bridge |
214 |
I-5 Bridge to Bonneville Dam |
215 |
Bonneville Dam to The Dalles Dam |
216 |
The Dalles Dam to John Day Dam |
217 |
John Day Dam to McNary Dam |
218 |
McNary Dam to Stateline |
Columbia River Tributaries |
|
Code |
Waterbody |
187 |
Alton Baker Canoe Canal (Willamette R.) |
114 |
Bear Cr. (Clatsop Co.) |
115 |
Beaver Cr. (Columbia Co.) |
116 |
Big Cr. (Clatsop Co.) |
149 |
Big Sheep Cr. from mouth to Little Sheep Cr. |
223 |
Blue R. (McKenzie R.) |
117 |
Bull Run R. |
120 |
Catherine Cr. |
122 |
Clackamas R. below Carver Bridge |
245 |
Clackamas R. from Carver Bridge to Bakers Ferry Rd. |
246 |
Clackamas R. from Bakers Ferry Rd. to River Mill Dam |
247 |
Clackamas R. from River Mill Dam to Cazadero Dam |
123 |
Clatskanie R. |
131 |
Deschutes R. below Sherars Falls |
203 |
Deschutes R. above Sherars Falls |
132 |
Eagle Cr. (Clackamas. R.) |
133 |
Eagle Cr. (Columbia R.) |
134 |
Fall Cr. (Willamette R.) |
209 |
Little Fall Cr. (Willamette R.) |
135 |
Fifteenmile Cr. |
137 |
Gales Cr. (Tualatin R.) |
138 |
Gnat Cr. |
231 |
Grande Ronde R. from Stateline to Wildcat Bridge |
232 |
Grande Ronde R. from Wildcat Bridge to Island City Bridge |
233 |
Grande Ronde R. above Island City Bridge |
140 |
Herman Cr. (Columbia R.) |
229 |
Hood R. |
144 |
Imnaha R. |
208 |
John Day Arm |
250 |
John Day R. (Clatsop Co.) |
238 |
John Day R. below Cottonwood Bridge |
239 |
John Day R. above Cottonwood Bridge |
146 |
Middle Fk. John Day R. |
147 |
North Fk. John Day R. |
148 |
Johnson Cr. (Willamette R.) |
151 |
Klaskanine R. |
152 |
North Fk. Klaskanine R. |
153 |
South Fk. Klaskanine R. |
150 |
Knappa / Blind sloughs |
154 |
Lewis & Clark R. |
220 |
Long Tom R. |
141 |
Lost Cr. (Will. R. Middle Fk.) |
156 |
Luckiamute R. |
156 |
Little Luckiamute R. |
241 |
Lookingglass Cr. |
157 |
Marys R. |
155 |
McKenzie R. below Leaburg Dam |
158 |
McKenzie R. above Leaburg Dam |
164 |
Molalla R. |
139 |
Mosby Cr. (Will. R. Coast Fk.) |
196 |
Plympton Cr. |
242 |
Powder R. |
165 |
Rickreall Cr. |
221 |
Row R. |
167 |
Salmon R. (Sandy R.) |
168 |
Sandy R. from mouth to Revenue Bridge |
205 |
Sandy R. from Revenue Bridge to Salmon R. |
244 |
Sandy R. above Salmon R. |
169 |
Santiam R. |
170 |
North Fk. Santiam R. |
171 |
Little North Fk. Santiam R. |
172 |
South Fk. Santiam R. |
176 |
Snake R. |
183 |
Springfield Mill Race |
178 |
Tanner Cr. |
180 |
Tualatin R. |
236 |
Umatilla R. below Three-Mile Dam |
243 |
Umatilla R. Three-Mile Dam to Nolin |
237 |
Umatilla R. above Nolin |
182 |
Walla Walla R. |
234 |
Wallowa R. mouth to Minam State Park |
235 |
Wallowa R. above Minam State Park |
184 |
Wenaha R. |
203 |
White R. |
185 |
Willamette R. & Slough below Oregon City Falls |
186 |
Willamette R. above Oregon City Falls |
188 |
Middle Fk. Willamette R. |
210 |
Coast Fk. Willamette R. |
190 |
Yamhill R. |
191 |
North Fk. Yamhill R. |
192 |
South Fk. Yamhill R. |
193 |
Youngs R. & Bay |
Salmon Trout Enhancement Program (STEP)
STEP was established in 1981 to support the role of volunteers in restoring native stocks of salmon and trout. Volunteer efforts are supported by 11 local STEP biologists, the Governor appointed Salmon Trout Advisory Committee (STAC), and a STAC Mini-Grant Program.
Volunteer today!
As a STEP volunteer you can:
- Improve and restore fish habitat.
- Educate fellow Oregonians about salmon and trout.
- Assist with research and monitoring.
- Help spawn, raise, rear, and release fish from a STEP hatchery.
To learn more or become a STEP volunteer, visit dfw.state.or.us/fish/STEP, contact your local ODFW office, or call 503-947-6232.