Fish Ohio Pin (2004)

Object/Artifact

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The Cardinal Collection

Name/Title

Fish Ohio Pin (2004)

Entry/Object ID

2022.4.00.I6

Description

The 2004 Fish Ohio pin features a walleye. The background is teal, and the walleye is enameled in shades of green with an off white belly. The mouth of the walleye extends beyond the edge of the pin. Fish Ohio is in gold above and to the left of the fish. The date is below the fish, also in gold.

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.