Name/Title
Fish Ohio Pin (2017)Entry/Object ID
2022.4.00.K9Description
Like the 1984 and 1994 pins, the 2017 Fish Ohio pin features a muskie. The round base pin is unenameled in silver color with a raised edge. The muskie is enameled in muted greens with red-orange fins and a white belly and mouth. Fish Ohio and the date is below the fish.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.
