Name/Title
Fish Ohio Pin (1981)Entry/Object ID
2022.4.00.A7Description
The 1981 Fish Ohio pin features a walleye. The background is blue, the words Fish Ohio and the date are in gold, and the walleye is enameled in green with textured scales.
This is the only regular Fish Ohio pin made with a gold border. The Master Angler pins are now a gold version of the regular Fish Ohio 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
