Name/Title
Master Angler Pin (1991)Entry/Object ID
2022.4.00.E9Description
The 1991 Master Angler pin features a walleye. The fish is enameled in shades of green for the scales and fins. The words Master Angler are in gold above the fish, and Fish Ohio is in gold below the fish. The date is centered beside the walleye. This pin shows some wear with missing enamel along the belly of the fish and on the bottom fin.Use
The Master Angler category is for anglers who catch four different Fish Ohio-qualifying species in a single year.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
