Guide's attitudes on the river vary quite a bit, just as with everyone. I dislike it when some of them are just grummpy to everyone out there as if they are all intruding on 'their' river. I think you have to realize how tired some get during the season and always face the pressure of getting clients fish within crowds of other boats. Still not a good excuse to grump for no apparent reason to other fishers though. ... As for the thing about not asking other guided parties how they are doing while you with another guide, it's that often one guide will be fortunate in hitting a group of fish and the other guide didn't. You don't want to make the group and guide that didn't find the fish feel worse than they already are. Simple as that; not anything about being secretive.

RT