Additional Fin-Clipped Tags!!!!

blast and cast · 06-25-2001, 03:49 PM

For all of you coho fishing fools out there, I thought that I would share some information with you. ODFW is offering an additional salmon tag for fin clipped fish. It costs $12 and is good for 10 additional fish. It is not available at *** terminals yet, but is available at the headquarters in PDX and other ODFW offices. It DOES NOT allow you to catch 4 fish in a day, the tag gives you an additional 10 spots to put fin-clipped fish on. It is only good for fin-clipped fish. So if you are like me an do not like to fill up your normal 20 fish tag with these small coho's, this is the ticket for you. I already have four fish on the new tag.

Point-of-Sale Clerk · 06-25-2001, 08:04 PM

Blast-n-Cast�

Although it seems you, ODFW, and the Oregon State Legislature think this additional 1o hatchery fish tag was a great idea, I would like to point out something you all seem to be missing.

You can pay $12 for an additional 10 hatchery fish�

Or when you fill your first tag with 20 fish you can simply toss it and go down to any *** outlet and pay $6.50 for a duplicate tag that is good for 20 more fish, hatchery or not.

That is why most *** agents will not be offering the new �less than perfect� tag.

Only in America.

*** Clerk

blast and cast · 06-25-2001, 08:12 PM

I did not overlook this notion, I just feel that the solution you pose is unethical and I do not mind spending the extra money. If everyone followed your advice, the state would discontinue giving duplicate licences. But I guess each to his own.

Salmonator · 06-25-2001, 09:15 PM

Blast, I think most here think the same way you do... Joe

ol tuna skipper · 06-25-2001, 09:31 PM

I didn't know a duplicate was legal. Does this allow you to catch twice as many steelhead and sturgeon too?

Firedog · 06-26-2001, 05:38 AM

You can buy as many of the hatchery tags as you like also. The are a great opurtunity this year.You can get them at G.I. Joes and possibly fishermans. I have two already and if this fall is anything like it is supposed to be I will be buying more.

As far as going and losing your tag then going and getting a new one that is unetheical and probably illegal. As far as I know you are supposed to mark out any tag spots that you had used on your old tag.