The Essential Fly Reviews

4.8 Rating 2,258 Reviews

97 %

of reviewers recommend The Essential Fly

4.8

Based on 2,258 reviews

Shipping & Delivery
Delivery Methods	Postal Service
Average Delivery Time	Within 5 Days
On-time Delivery	Greater than 90%
Accurate And Undamaged Orders	98%
Customer Service
Communication Channels	Telephone, Email, Live Chat
Queries Resolved In	Under An Hour
Customer Service	4.9 out of 5

About The Essential Fly:

Specialists in Fly Fishing with salmon, trout flies, and flies for lots of other species. We sell Fly Fishing Tackle and gear and a huge range of Fly Tying Materials and Tools - The Essential Fly is a leading supplier of gear for fly fishermen, rainbow & brown trout flies, salmon flies and flies for every species from our massive selection. Fly tying materials and tools to satisfy every fly tyers needs. With tackle from Greys to Wychwood, from fly rods to waders, luggage and all of the accessories you will need.

We have won awards for customer service and believe in value and quality. Check our reviews from thousands of customers all around the world. Having delivered to over 50 countries from homes to fishing lodges for that last minute requirement.

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The Essential Fly 5 star review on 16th February 2025

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Anonymous // 01/01/2019

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“The best dealer In the uK for all your fly tying and fly fishing needs. Excellent customer service. I would Highly recommend them to all anglers”

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Posted 5 years ago

“Excellent service and quality products 😊”

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Posted 5 years ago

“Kit arrived well packaged and very promptly, will definately use again .”

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Posted 5 years ago

“I received my ordered flies on the expected date, I have used some of the flies and they appear to be well tied not having disintegrated on the first cast like ones I have purchased in the past from other sellers. I had ordered barbless hooks and received barbed but I easily nipped them off with a pair of pliers. I would purchase from Essential fly again”

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Posted 5 years ago

“Excellent service. Excellent selection of flytying materials and equipment. Fantastic supply of Semperfli products. Highly recommended for your fishing and flytying needs...”

The Essential Fly 5 star review on 17th October 2019

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Posted 5 years ago

“To be honest I'm a greatly disappointed in the response to a question I sent to customer services and had to ask a number of times regarding a damaged product. Admittedly I dropped the Renomed tweezers I had for literally 24 hours and the tip warped straight away, so I asked if it was possible to exchange, of which I would have contributed, but after 2 emails after over a week I finally got a reply but it was a flat no couldn't help! Definitely room for improvement and not what we would expect from quality service sorry.”

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Posted 1 month ago

Hello Mr Guerin We thank you for shopping with us recently. We feel your disappointment and frustration in dropping and damaging such lovely tweezers when you had only had them for 24 hours. We too would be so upset if that happened to our precious tying tools. We want to address your concern further please. As you know, these particular tweezers were a special order for you, and not a product we have stocked in our store. While we sympathize with your situation, unfortunately, our policy doesn't cover accidental damage. We are not liable for the damage caused after the item was received we are sorry, after you unfortunately dropped the tweezers. Whilst we cannot in the circumstances guarantee a solutuion for your tweezers, if you would like to discuss this further with us, please do let us know. With best wishes Team TEF

Posted 1 month ago

“I have just checked my bank account - you appear to have charged me twice for my last purchase. I would be pleased if you could check your account to see if it's my bank at fault”

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Posted 3 months ago

Hello Ms Steele. For any such matters it is advised to contact customer service please via customerservices@thessentialfly.com or 01757 333003. We will draw this matter to their attention for you and ensure it is looked into. Thank you Team TEF

Posted 3 months ago

“Great choice and service, would recommend 👍”

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Posted 3 months ago

“Great service and quality tied flies”

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Posted 4 months ago

“excellent service from The Essesntial Fly, Stonfo item #746 angle joint arrived sealed in original packaging at the expected time, does the job on my Stonfo vice however the shaft is 145mm long with a "step/reduced" Ø from 10mm to 9.5mm 1/2 way along and no groove machined out for a "grub screw" not like the picture from Stonfo, gets the vice head and handle away from my tool rack so no more bumps to knuckles or fingers adjustable 360°”

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Posted 4 months ago

“Look great, I'm sure they will be productive.”

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Posted 5 months ago

“Great prices and excellent deals Will purchase from them again”

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Posted 5 months ago

“Flies look well made and arrived well packed, I haven’t tried them yet but looking forward to seeing how they perform. Tight lines.”

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Posted 7 months ago

“Great service from the essential team”

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Posted 7 months ago

“Got everything I needed , quick delivery , would definitely recommend.”

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Posted 7 months ago

“I'm a new customer, but I'm already impressed with the speed and efficiency of TEF. I placed two orders and they were despatched on the day and arrived a.m. the following day. The items were exactly as described. Super service! I will certainly buy again and would recommend TEF to others. And they have a great range of products too.”

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Posted 7 months ago

“Easy and accurate filling of my order and kept informed from order to delivery.”

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Posted 7 months ago

“Quality flies, delighted with purchase”

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Posted 7 months ago

“As always excellent service some of my items were out of stock but I was refunded straight away for them and the rest of my order arived the next day”

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Posted 7 months ago

“excellent service and prompt delivery”

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Posted 7 months ago

The Essential Fly is rated 4.8 based on 2,258 reviews