| A FISHERMAN'S PARADISE Fishing in Ontario | ||
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| Tape Master: | 6723 | |
| Catalog #: | 373364 | |
| Clip Number: | 373364-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | EP 74 | |
| Timecode: | 01:32:05 - 01:36:23 | |
| Location: | Ontario, Canada | |
| Year Shot: | 1920 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | FISHING: Commercial, Small Scale FISHING: Recreational LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: Canada, Ontario | |
| Description: | A FISHERMAN'S PARADISE fishing techniques and the catch. Lake Nipigon in Ontario, Canada MS man casting w/ fishing rod; he seems to be standing on a rock amid swirling water, w/ cascades in BG. CU a few fish which have been caught. MS a long narrow net being pulled up to rt. past camera; fish are caught in it at intervals. On board ship, the long net is pulled in by a revolving drum, which pulls the net w/ the fish up a chute over the side of the boat and then curving around the drum. Fishermen help to pull the net (which now just looks like a rope) around and stuff i\t into a big crate. MS men cutting the fish from the rope/net and tossing them into another container . Another method, called "pound fishing": LS fishermen in a small boat w/ net draped over side. Title explains that the fish swim into this funnel-shaped net, then can't figure out how to get out. MCU many fish splashing in a "pool" beside the boat w/ the net around it. MS's of workers scooping fish from the net into the boat. Wide shot of the fishermen's boat coming alongside a larger boat. MLS fishermen scooping fish from one boat to the other. MCU man holds up 2 fis in front of camera. MCU fish being packed into a crate, w/ shovelful of ice dumped on top. MLS workers loading crates of fish onto train. | |
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