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Collectible Lapel Pins



Anglers who make record trophy catches in the Delaware Sport Fishing Tournament are awarded collectible lapel pins to mark their achievements.

During the 1970s, lucky anglers participating in the Delaware Sport Fishing Tournament were awarded lapel pins for trophy catches. In the early 1980s, the award lapel pins were replaced by award patches, which were popular during that era. In 2017, the Division of Fish and Wildlife brought back newly designed lapel pins to replace the award patches.

Four award pin types are available. For anglers who choose to retain their trophy fish, both a freshwater and a saltwater pin are available. Anglers who choose to immediately release their trophy catch alive will be eligible for a freshwater or saltwater live release pin.

Successful tournament entrants will be awarded one pin per year per category. If the angler catches additional qualifying fish within a category, they will receive citations depicting the species caught and its measurements.

Each year’s pins depict a different species of freshwater and saltwater fish with different background colors, and also will include the year, so the pins have been highly sought-after and collected by happy anglers. The color fish illustrations on the pins are small-scale reproductions of original paintings by the artist Duane Raver, Jr.

Modern Pin Designs


2024 Freshwater Pins

Image of a lapel pin featuring a fish and the words "Delaware Sport Fish 2024 Award."
Image of a lapel pin featuring a fish and the words "Delaware Live Release 2024 Award."

2024 Saltwater Pins

Image of a lapel pin featuring a fish and the words "Delaware Sport Fish 2024 Award."
Image of a lapel pin featuring a fish and the words "Delaware Live Release 2024 Award."

2023 Freshwater Pins

Image of a lapel pin with a fish superimposed on a grey disc.

Image of a lapel pin with a fish superimposed on an orange disc.

2023 Saltwater Pins

Image of a lapel pin with a fish superimposed on a grey disc.

Image of a lapel pin with a fish superimposed on an orange disc.


2022 Freshwater Pins

2022 Freshwater Sport Fish Pin

2022 Freshwater Live Release Pin

2022 Saltwater Pins

2022 Saltwater Sport Fish Pin

2022 Saltwater Live Release Pin


2021 Freshwater Pins

2021 Freshwater Tournament Pin

2021 Freshwater Live Release Pin

2021 Saltwater Pins

2021 Saltwater Tournament Pin

2021 Saltwater Live Release Pin


2020 Freshwater Pins

2020 Sport Fish Pin, Freshwater

Live Release Freshwater Pin

2020 Saltwater Pins

2020 Sport Fishing Saltwater Pin

Live Release Saltwater Pin


2019 Freshwater Pins

2019 Delaware Sport Fishing Pin

2019 Delaware Sport Fishing Pin

2019 Saltwater Pins

2019 Delaware Sport Fishing Pin

2019 Delaware Sport Fishing Pin


2018 Freshwater Pins

2018 Sport Fishing Freshwater Pin

2018 Live Release Freshwater Pin

2018 Saltwater Pins

2018 Sport Fishing Saltwater Pin

2018 Live Release Saltwater Pin


2017 Freshwater Pins

2017 Sport Fishing Freshwater Pin

2017 Live Release Freshwater Pin

2017 Saltwater Pins

2017 Sport Fishing Saltwater Pin

2017 Live Release Saltwater Pin




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