Finally, I was there during the big run

I started fishing the Salmon River on Oct 4, at the Sportsman Pool.  In 13 years of  fishing the Salmon River, I've never been on the river during a strong salmon run.  This year, from Oct 4, to approx Oct 14, the salmon run was on big time.  I literally had my limit within ten minuets of legal fishing time and, there were multiple  beds of spawning salmon.  The only problem I had was with the guides, and their customers, who aparently think the river belongs to them because they paid the guides to fish, in the same area I fish normally.  You would think guides would request their clients to respect others on the river, rather than acting like they're the only ones allowed to fish the Sportsman.  I think what really made them mad was, after landing [3] salmon within 8 minuets with my fly rod, I then began taking pictures with my camera while fighting and landing fish.  Did anyone else fish the Sportsman Pool and have a problem with the guides? 

   Guess I have a softer approach to the guides on boats drifting through- I pull in and sit  back and letem fish- they never stay too long and if they hook up -good for them- there are more fish in the river.. Have even yelled over to tell the guides where fish are laying if I have seen them...Kinda figure its my fun and those guys are making a living at it. Besides they cant go up they gotta come down through.
 On the other hand -back when -had more than one  time in the DSR when hooking up in a seam or small hold and having guides and clients move right in on me- THAT pi$$es me right off.  DONT try and stand in the same spot as me- its a big world and that aint necessary.
   If they had come in well below I would have  eventually  GIVEN them the spots- kinda enjoy seein others get some too -aint a numbers game for me-- but DONT PUSH.
 Homey dont play dat. 

X2 RT.  Have no issues with them fishing near me or sharing water.   Since I am leaning I always look where they are setting up, what they are using and how they are fishing.    Same as you though when one set up right across from me and tells his clients to cast at my feet it rubbed me wrong, just by the guys attitude I could tell he was a jerk.

RT I don't think its not that they don't know better.
They just don't care.
 
They're the ones people remember and give all the rest a bad name.
I know many great guides and have guided myself.
I also have encountered some pretty rude guides on the river.
 
Many of thgose are the local hero in Vt or M****s that really have limited knowledge so when they bring a group from home in they are one trick ponies under pressure to giterdone and aren't going to let manners get in the way.
They have told there clients this is how it is on the SR and they don't know any better.