Name/Title
Fish Ohio Pin (2022)Entry/Object ID
2022.4.00.1Description
The 2022 Fish Ohio pin features a black crappie, as did the 1992 pin. The crappie is enameled with textured scales and fins in varying shades of green. The belly is white and the eye is yellow. The tail and top fin of the crappie extend beyond the edges of the pin. Fish Ohio and the date are below the fish.
The Master Angler pin is the same as the Fish Ohio pin except the lettering is gold in color.Context
The Fish Ohio program recognizes anglers for noteworthy catches of Ohio’s fish. Since 1976, more than 400,000 anglers have been recognized for their catches. The Ohio Division of Wildlife took over the program's management in 1980.
Each angler with a qualifying catch receives a collectible Fish Ohio lapel pin. Each year’s pin has a different species of fish on it, along with the year, so the pin that the angler receives won’t necessarily have the same fish on it as the qualifying fish caught. Fish must be taken by legal angling and not from pay lakes.
The Master Angler category is for anglers who catch four different Fish Ohio-qualifying species in a single year.