Montana-1972: Man Casting a Fishing Rod From a Rocky Lakeshore

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Year1972
Decade1970s
LocationMontana, United States
Duration7s
Price$149 USD
Collection1972 · Montana, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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1972 · Montana & Monida Pass · Reel 299f2e3b contains 15 published Stockfilm-exclusive clips. Watch them in reel order and review the available reel documentation.

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What is in this clip

recreational fishing
mountain travel
outdoor leisure
solitude
forest scenery
home movie observation

Shot type: wide
Camera: handheld · tilt · pan · Slightly elevated view toward the shoreline and across the lake, with a tilted horizon
Setting: outdoor · Rocky mountain lakeshore bordered by conifer forest
Time and weather: daytime · likely summer · No precipitation visible; lightly rippled water
Lighting: Natural daylight with bright foreground highlights
People: 1 · One apparently adult man, viewed mainly from behind and the side, wearing a light long-sleeved shirt and dark, slightly flared trousers while handling a fishing rod.
Objects: fishing rod · lake · shoreline rocks · conifer trees · evergreen sapling · low vegetation · tree reflections · water ripples
Colors: forest green · gray-green · pale gray · off-white · dark blue
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Medium

Moments in the footage

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The lake and wooded slope fill the frame, with the angler partly cropped below.
The reframed view shows the man extending his fishing rod over the water.
He adjusts his stance on the rocky shore beside a small evergreen.
He continues handling the rod as ripples cross the reflected trees.

Man Casting a Fishing Rod From a Rocky Lakeshore — Clip Details

Montana, United States, circa 1972 home movie footage shows a man fishing from a rocky shore beside a conifer-lined mountain lake. The view opens across the water and wooded slope, with the angler partly cropped at the bottom, then reframes downward to include his full figure. He moves the rod over the lake and adjusts his stance beside a small evergreen. The continuous handheld shot records ripples and long tree reflections across the green water.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorHandheld
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 7s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800004199

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1972 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: Montana, United States 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: This Montana scene suits documentary requests for circa 1972 recreational fishing, mountain travel and informal outdoor leisure.
Period detail: The light long-sleeved shirt and slightly flared dark trousers may show clothing typical of circa 1972, although they do not establish a precise date.
Home-movie behavior: The angler concentrates on his rod while the camera operator adjusts the framing from the lake scenery toward his activity.
What appears in frame: A lone angler stands among pale shoreline rocks, a small evergreen, a larger conifer and low vegetation beside rippled water reflecting the opposite forest.
Film character: Soft detail, muted green color, uneven highlights and tilted handheld framing give the projected-film transfer its visible archival texture.
Edit role: The casting movement provides an activity cutaway between mountain landscape views or a brief observational beat within a travel sequence.
Historical context: The scene records shore fishing within a Montana mountain travel sequence around circa 1972, without visible facilities or signs identifying the lake.
Research note: The angler's identity is unknown and facial detail is indistinct; copyright permission does not itself establish likeness or location permissions.
Research search match: This clip answers searches for Montana lake fishing, circa 1972 outdoor recreation and silent small-gauge home movies of an angler casting from shore.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's forest trail backpackers, log footbridge crossing and mountain lake views, then other Montana footage around circa 1972 or comparable shore fishing scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Montana, circa 1972: a broad forest lake view with tree reflections and a fisherman partly cropped beneath his angled rod. — The opening view favors the lake and wooded slope, leaving the angler partly below the frame.
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Montana, circa 1972: an angler extends his rod from a rocky ledge beside a conifer-lined lake with reflected trees. — The angler holds his rod over the lake beside shoreline rocks and evergreen trees.
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Montana, circa 1972: a man adjusts his fishing stance on the rocky shore while ripples break up forest reflections behind him. — The fisherman shifts his stance beside a small evergreen at the water's edge.
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Montana, circa 1972: the fisherman faces rippled lake water, with a small evergreen overlapping his legs and reflected conifers beyond. — The later framing centers the fisherman against green water and long tree reflections.
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