Ontario Canada-1958: Man Fishing In Small Boat On A Calm Lake

$149 · Editorial onlyDirect license: editorial use only. $149 flat from Stockfilm for documentary, news and educational use, plus internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationOntario, Canada
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1958 Ontario Canada

$149 · Editorial onlyDirect license: editorial use only

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

Before you add to cart: Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement. Checkout will only offer editorial, educational, internal and social/web scopes.

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

Man Fishing In Small Boat On A Calm Lake — Clip Details

A man in a light-colored shirt and cap fishes from a small boat on a calm lake in Ontario, Canada, in 1958. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures him holding a fishing rod, smiling as he enjoys a peaceful day on the water. The vintage aesthetic features natural film grain, slight color fading, and a nostalgic, sun-drenched atmosphere. The man wears sunglasses and casual attire, embodying a classic mid-century leisure moment. This authentic home movie captures the quiet joy of a summer fishing trip.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123611031

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1958 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Ontario, Canada Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s Canadian leisure, fishing, lake recreation, and mid-century home-movie inserts in documentary, museum, education, or editorial productions.
Period detail: The light casual clothing, cap, sunglasses, small open boat, and 8mm color home-movie texture support a late-1950s recreational lake scene.
Home-movie behavior: The man appears relaxed and aware of the camera while handling his fishing rod, giving the clip an unstaged family-vacation feeling.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a seated man, fishing rod, small boat edge, open lake water, distant shoreline, cap, sunglasses, and bright daylight.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm grain, slight color fading, handheld framing, gate edges, and sunlit exposure shifts that read as authentic physical-film texture.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a quiet insert, vacation memory beat, leisure cutaway, or transition within sequences about fishing, lakes, summer travel, or family recreation.
Historical context: The clip shows recreational fishing as a personal leisure activity on an Ontario lake, without visible markers identifying a specific lake, town, or event.
Research note: A visible adult face may require likeness review depending on use; no logos, brands, private property, or audible music are indicated, and copyright clearance is separate.
Research search match: Search matches include 1958 Ontario fishing home movie, 8mm man fishing in small boat, 1950s lake recreation footage, and vintage Canadian vacation fishing.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with neighboring shots from the same reel, then other Ontario 1958 lake material, then broader 1950s fishing, boating, and summer holiday footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1958 Ontario home-movie footage, a man in a light shirt and cap fishes from a small boat on a calm lake. — A seated man handles his fishing rod from a small boat on the lake.

A man wearing sunglasses and a cap smiles while fishing from a small boat on an Ontario lake in 1958. — The fisherman smiles toward the camera while holding the rod over the water.

The seated fisherman in light clothing lowers his rod beside the boat, with lake water and shoreline behind him. — The man adjusts or lowers the fishing rod while seated in the boat.

In the final frame, the man sits with the fishing rod across his lap in the small boat on the Ontario lake. — The fisherman rests the rod across his lap as the boat sits on open water.

Visually Similar Clips