Name/Title
Fish Ohio Pin (1980)Entry/Object ID
2022.4.00.A5Description
This 1980 Fish Ohio pin is the first official Ohio Department of Natural Resources/Division of Wildlife pin. It features a smallmouth bass, Fish Ohio, and the year in bas relief.
This is the 1st official ODNR pin.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.Collection
Personal Collection of Dan Yoder
