Name/Title
Fish Ohio Bicentennial Pin (2003)Entry/Object ID
2022.4.00.I3Description
The 2003 Fish Ohio Bicentennial pin features a flathead catfish. The brown green catfish's tail extends slightly beyond the edge of the circle. Fish Ohio is in silver above the catfish, with the date below and to the right. Ohio Bicentennial is in silver below the catfish. The background of the pin is enameled in an olive green.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.
