Name/Title
Fish Ohio Pin (2010)Entry/Object ID
2022.4.00.J7Description
The 2010 Fish Ohio pin features a walleye. The fish is enameled in shades of brown with a red tinted eye. The fish is open mouthed and extends beyond the edges of the pin with its mouth, tail, and top fin. The background is not enameled other than the clear coat over the pin itself. Fish Ohio and the date are in silver under the walleye.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.
