The River Tame is quite good around Saddleworth Wendy, its a small river at this point, Delph/Dobs Cross to Uppermill, not sure who owns these stretches, maybe Saddleworth anglers? the Tame is quite good at the moment right down the valley, lots of small trout and chub, even in the middle of Stalybridge town centre where it gets a bit wider. I like these small rivers, easy casting with wet fly, a cast with 3 flies on Wendy, try patterns like zulu or heavily hackled flies for chub, maybe an old Greenwells Glory will take a few small trout or dace if they are present. I guested it a few years ago. I use a small river rod, ATFM 5, you can practically jump the river in places and it always gives me a sense of achievement catching fisdh from these rivers. The River Irk just past the bottom of my garden and now contains Brownies and rainbows, this used to be one of the most polluted rivers in Northern Europe and the Irk is free fishing but the fish are in isolated areas still.
