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Southwest Zone

Rogue-South Coast Steelhead Validation

Required for steelhead anglers beginning 2023
November 4, 2022

Beginning Jan. 1, 2023, the Rogue-South Coast Steelhead Validation is required for all winter steelhead anglers fishing in the Rogue Basin or on the south coast from Dec. 1 to April 30. (In the initial year, the season is Jan. 1 to Apr. 30, 2023.) In addition, a new harvest tag is required to keep wild winter steelhead in this area.

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