Name/Title
Fish Ohio Pin (2016)Entry/Object ID
2022.4.00.K7Description
The 2016 Fish Ohio pin features a blue catfish. The fish is enameled in a blue gray with lighter fins and lip. The tail and barbels overhang the edge of the pin. Fish Ohio and the date is written above the catfish on the grey, unenameled background.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.
