Ontario Canada-1958: Man Attempts To Remove Hook From Caught Fish

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

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Man Attempts To Remove Hook From Caught Fish — Clip Details

A man in a light-colored shirt and pants sits in a boat on a lake, carefully removing a fishing hook from a small fish on a green cutting board. The footage, shot on 8mm film in 1958, shows his hands working with a tool to extract the hook, with a fishing rod visible nearby. The scene captures a quiet moment of fishing life, with natural lighting and the characteristic grain of vintage home movie footage. The setting appears to be a calm day on the water, with the man focused on handling the fish gently. This authentic archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century outdoor recreation.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123611076

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s archival requests needing a brief home-movie view of recreational fishing in Ontario, Canada for documentary, museum, education, or period lifestyle edits.
Period detail: The light clothing, small boat setting, hand tools, fishing rod, green board, and 8mm color texture support a late-1950s outdoor recreation context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip holds an unstaged close view of a man concentrating on removing a hook from a small fish, with attention on the careful hand movement rather than posing.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a seated adult man, his hands, a small fish, a green cutting board, a fishing rod, a dark boat interior, light pants, and handheld framing.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing that preserve the physical home-movie character of the moment.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, cutaway, or memory beat for mid-century fishing, outdoor leisure, family travel, or Canadian lake recreation sequences.
Historical context: The footage documents a casual recreational fishing practice in a small boat, reflecting everyday outdoor leisure rather than a public event or identifiable landmark.
Research note: An adult person is partly visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos, private property, or music are evident, and copyright clearance remains separate.
Research search match: Natural searches include 1958 Ontario fishing home movie, 8mm man removing fish hook, vintage boat fishing cutaway, and 1950s Canadian lake recreation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Ontario 1958 lake or boat scenes, then broader 1950s fishing and outdoor recreation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Ontario 8mm frame showing a man’s hands near a small fish on a green board in a boat, with a fishing rod visible below. — A seated man works over a green board while handling a small fish in the boat.

1958 Ontario home-movie frame of a man in a boat leaning over a green board while working near a small fish and rod. — The man shifts position as the fish and rod remain visible on the green board area.

1958 Ontario 8mm still with a seated man in light clothing handling fishing gear or a small fish inside a boat. — The camera frames the man’s torso and hands as he handles the catch in the boat.

1958 Ontario 8mm frame showing the man’s hands returning to the green board area with fishing rod and small fish visible. — The man continues working by hand over the green board as the rod lies across the boat.

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