SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2016
L EARNING
OMB boat registrations due soon
THE ROPES
The Oregon State Marine Board
(OSMB) is mailing approximately 78,000
boat registration renewal notices mid-
November, to boaters whose boat regis-
tration expires Dec. 31.
Using the OMB’s online storefront,
RegLine (redge-line) is the fastest way
for boaters to renew boat registrations.
Options to renew include a printable
temporary permit to use the boat right
away.
This is the fastest option for single boat
renewals.
Customers can click on the 2018 decal
image at www.boatoregon.com, which
redirects to RegLine.
Click on the “Boat Renewal” tab and
enter the Certificate of Number (OR
number) and PIN from the renewal
notice.
Customers needing to update their
address and contact information or need-
ing to renew multiple boat registrations
with a single payment, need to login to
their account.
For boaters who choose to renew by
mail, they can detach and mail the remit-
tance coupon they receive in the mail
with a check or money order. One pay-
ment can also be mailed with multiple
coupons.
Boaters can also go register through a
local boat registration agent by taking the
boat registration renewal notice to a local
agent, who can charge an additional fee
up to $8.
For a list of agents in your area, visit
www.boatoregon.com.
Fishing
SILETZ RIVER: Steelhead, Chinook
from 1B
PHOTOS BY NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS
during the fall salmon return. Anglers are
reminded that from Knight Park boat
ramp to Sulphur Creek from Sept. 1 to
Dec. 31, angling is restricted to single
point hook metal lures, fly angling or
salmon bobber angling.
This week, coaches and members of Siuslaw’s varsity wrestling team are working with
members of the elementary school Lil’ Toads Wrestling program in preparation for an exhi-
bition tournament this Friday in SHS’s main gym. “It’s a great way for our high school
wrestlers to give back to a program that has given them so much,” said Viking coach Neil
Wartnik. Friday’s tournament is from 6 to 8:30 p.m.
The online registration system is also
integrated with other Marine Board serv-
ices where boaters can order any of the
following:
• Boater
Education
Card
or
Replacement Card
• Certificate of Title for a Boat and
Replacement Title
• Certificate of Number (Boat
Registration Card with OR number) with
or without Registration Decals and
Replacement Stickers
• Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS)
Permits
• Outfitter and Guide Registration and
Renewals
• Charter Boat License Application and
Renewal
As a result of legislation in 2015, the
cost for registration is now $4.50 per foot,
rounded to the highest foot.
A $5 surcharge is also added to the reg-
istration fee for the Aquatic Invasive
Species Prevention fund that pays for
inspection stations, decontamination
equipment, inspectors, signage and edu-
cation materials.
The Marine Board is funded entirely
by motorized boat registrations, motor-
boat fuel tax and receives federal funding
to support services to boaters.
Nearly .86 cents of every dollar are
returned to boaters in the form of law
enforcement services, boat ramps, rest-
rooms (floating and land-based), parking,
boarding floats,and boating safety classes
and information.
The Siletz River and bay is open for
Chinook salmon. Fishing is slow. Fish
are throughout the bay and river. Trolling
herring in the lower bay is an effective
technique. Eggs and bobber or drifting
eggs can be productive in the upper bay
and river as the season progresses.
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