November 1, 2023 3:00 a.m.

The Rogue-South Coast Steelhead Validation and wild harvest tags are now on sale.

An Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife  release said the validation is required for all winter steelhead anglers fishing in the Rogue Basin or the south coast from December 1st through April 30, 2024. A separate wild winter steelhead harvest tag is required to keep wild winter steelhead in this area.

Those purchasing daily or multi-day licenses must have a valid ODFW ID number which is required to purchase a validation.

For more details on where the validation and harvest tag are required and get questions answered, go to: https://myodfw.com/articles/rogue-south-coast-steelhead-validation

The release said these requirements began in January 2023 and were developed by ODFW and public stakeholder teams during the Rogue-South Coast Multi-Species Conservation and Management Plan process. https://dfw.state.or.us/fish/CRP/rogue_south_coast_multi-species_conservation%20and%20Management_plan.asp