The Angler's Club of New York is a members club at 101 Broad Street in

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, New York City, for people interested in

angling Angling (from Old English ''angol'', meaning "hook") is a fishing technique that uses a fish hook attached to a fishing line to tether individual fish in the mouth. The fishing line is usually manipulated with a fishing rod, although rodless te ...

. It is adjacent to the

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. The club was founded in 1916 and in 1940 was established on the second floor of the adjoining tavern. The club had no external signage denoting its presence when a reporter for the ''New York Times'' visited the club in 1975. The food at the club was initially supplied by the

, and sent to the club by

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. An argument between the two managers of the establishments saw an end to the culinary practice. An honor medal presented by the Angler's Club was donated by Carl Otto Kretzschmar Von Kienbusch to the collection of the

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Membership

The total number of members was estimated at 250 in 1975, with 150 members outside New York. The cost of annual membership was $125 in 1975 (). Prominent members have included the United States Presidents

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and

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. Hoover's collection of

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were "gathering dust but still venerated" in 1975. The financier and conservationist

Laurance Rockefeller Laurance Spelman Rockefeller (May 26, 1910 – July 11, 2004) was an American businessman, financier, philanthropist, and conservationist. Rockefeller was the third son and fourth child of John D. Rockefeller Jr. and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller. ...

was a notable member in the 1970s. A member described the club as "a dusty, friendly luncheon club, where the only excitement had been the arguments between the men who fish for trout and the men who go after salmon" to the ''New York Times'' reporter John Corry in 1975. The club did not admit women members at the time of the ''New York Times'' visit.

References

{{Reflist 1916 establishments in New York (state) Broad Street (Manhattan) Clubs and societies in the United States Clubs and societies in New York City Clubhouses in Manhattan Fishing in New York (state) Fly fishing Gentlemen's clubs in New York City