Name/Title
Master Angler Pin (2003)Entry/Object ID
2022.4.00.I5Description
The 2003 Master Angler pin features a flathead catfish. The catfish is enameled in a green brown on a bright green background. The back fin of the fish extends outside of the round pin. Fish Ohio is in gold above the catfish. The date is below and to the right of that and Master Angler is below the fish, also in gold.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.
