I should have been more specific: The rivers I speak of are open to bank angling ONLY. Most folks use boats of one kind or another to access holding water, however, angling from them is illegal. The primary problem in recent years is, due to the prolifereation of low cost mini pontoon boats, six to a dozen guys each with their own, hop scotch each other down the river occupying the prime bank for holding water in a mile or two of river.

My question is, would most consider it to be unethical or rude to fish these runs from the opposite side of the river when the river is so wide you can barely cast across it? I do not believe it is and in the past have passed offended individuals comments off as, shall we say, less than credible. But I would like to know what others think.