Name/Title
Fish Ohio Pin (2012)Entry/Object ID
2022.4.00.J11Description
The 2012 Fish Ohio pin features a crappie. The 1982 pin also featured this fish. The crappie on the 2012 pin extends beyond the edges of the circular pin on the top and bottom. It is enameled in shades of green with darker stripes on the back of the fish extending downward. The fish's eye is enameled in red. The background is silver with Fish Ohio and the date below the crappie.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.
