Name/Title
Master Angler Pin (1999)Entry/Object ID
2022.4.00.H3Description
The 1999 Master Angler pin features a rainbow trout enameled in dark green, orange, and tan scales and fins. The fish's belly is a lighter tan or off-white. Fish Ohio and the year are above the fish in gold with the words Master Angler below the trout in gold. The pin's background is dark brown.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.
