Name/Title
Master Angler Pin (2005)Entry/Object ID
2022.4.00.I9Description
The 2005 Master Angler Pin features a freshwater drum, also referred to as the sheepshead. The fish is enameled in shades of green with the tail extending over the edge of the pin base. Fish Ohio is above the freshwater drum in gold, and the date and Master Angler is in gold below it. The pin has a dark green background.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.
