The Essential Fly Reviews

4.8 Rating 2,217 Reviews

97 %

of reviewers recommend The Essential Fly

4.8

Based on 2,217 reviews

Shipping & Delivery
Delivery Methods	Postal Service
Average Delivery Time	Within 5 Days
On-time Delivery	Greater than 91%
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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Anonymous // 01/01/2019

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“I have been looking for a red holographic tinsel that matches the Madeira red,for years,tried the Semperfli stuff ,and it's an exact match! Cannot praise the essential fly highly enough,superb variety of materials,and lightning fast post,customer for life.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Excellent products - easy site access - speedy delivery.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“I have no issue with The Essental Fly in terms of their goods & service. However the order was dispatched on 23rd January & I have not yet received it on 6th February. This is because Essential Fly use Royal Mail which is then delivered in Ireland by An Post. This is a very inefficient way to get goods to Ireland from the UK. I would much prefer that they used another courier !!!”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Excellent range of products available at good prices. Website easy to navigate and also straightforward to order. Order delivered well packaged and also all items arrived earlier than expected.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“My husband was very pleased with the quality of the flies and will order again. However, I ordered these around 8th December and they only arrived last week so we're not impressed either with slow despatch or the use of Royal Mail.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Excellent service, helpful people and good products”

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Posted 2 years ago

“I’m impressed with the quality of the flies that you provide”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Bought a Wychwood truefly T2 rod IN January 2023. Good rod at a great price. Arrived promptly and I have no complaints.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Fast efficient service, offering attractive pricing with an inspiring selection of first class products, I will definitely look at Essential fly first when I shop next.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Great products and helpful friendly staff. Recommend this company.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Very good efficient service”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Essential fly tying material with a very wide range of capes and feathers.The clue is in the name, these are essential materials for the modern fly tyer”

The Essential Fly 5 star review on 1st February 2023

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Posted 2 years ago

“First class service!”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Excellent Service. Highly Recommended.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“I found the Essential Fly to deal with my order very quickly. As a result I also received my order very quickly considering that the Royal Mail were holding strikes at the time. Very impressed with level of service given.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Hallo, habe nichts erhalten obwohl ich mit der Kreditkarte bezahlt habe. Ich finde es beschämend mit solchen Machenschaften Geld zu „verdienen „. Ich würde mich schämen!!! Habe mehrmals per E Mail reklamiert aber keine befriedigte Antwort erhalten. Ich werde mit meinen Fischerkollegen über Euch sprechen und das wird sicher keine gute Werbung sein. Wenn ihr das nötig habt ??”

The Essential Fly 1 star review on 27th January 2023

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Posted 2 years ago

Hallo Wir haben Ihre Bewertung online gesehen und würden Ihnen gerne direkt antworten. Wir danken Ihnen für Ihre Bestellung vom 4. Januar für Bindematerialien, einschließlich einer Sonderbestellzeit von Veniard. Ihre Bestellung wurde am 11. Januar von uns versandt (nachdem Ihr Sonderbestellartikel von Veniard eingetroffen ist) und Sie haben die automatische Versandbenachrichtigung per E-Mail erhalten. Ihre Bestellung wurde von Royal Mail International unter der Sendungsverfolgungsnummer LE115587523GB versandt. Wenn Sie sich bei Ihrem Konto anmelden und Ihren Bestellverlauf ansehen, können Sie diesen Versand sehen. Unglücklicherweise werden wir um diese Zeit darüber informiert, dass Royal Mail für seine internationalen Sendungen gehackt wurde, und Sie können darüber in der Presse lesen. Wir können uns vorstellen, dass dies leider zu einer Verzögerung Ihrer Bestellung geführt hat. Es tut mir leid, dass Sie unsere E-Mails nicht erhalten haben, aber seien Sie versichert, dass wir immer unser Bestes für unsere Kunden geben möchten. Unser Kundendienstteam spricht kein Deutsch, verlässt sich aber auf Übersetzungsdienste. Hoffen Sie also, dass diese Antwort angemessen übersetzt ist. Wir hoffen, dass Ihre Lieferung bald bei Ihnen eintrifft und danken Ihnen nochmals für Ihr Verständnis. Vielen dank Hello We have seen your review online and would like to respond to you directly. We thank you for your order of 4th January for tying materials, including a special order tiem from Veniard. Your order was dispatched from us on 11th January (after your special order item arrived from Veniard) and you will have received the automated dispatch notice via email. Your order was sent by Royal Mail International under tracking number LE115587523GB. If you login to your account and look at your order history you can see this dispatch. Unfortunately around this time we are informed that Royal Mail was hacked for its international shipments and you can read about this in the press. We imagine that this has caused a hold up with your order unfortunately. I am sorry you have not received our emails but please be assured we always want to do our best for our customers. Our customer services team don't speak German but rely on translation services so hope this response is appropriately translated. We hope your delivery will be with you very soon and thank you again for your kind understanding.

Posted 2 years ago

“Excellent product delivered promptly at predicted time.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Exellent service staff very helpfull you will recive a message when you purchase has been posted if you give them you e mail product is always correct”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Very pleased with the service I received from Essential Fly”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Upto now I've placed a couple of orders and cannot fault the quality and value for money, I will definitely be placing more orders in the future”

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Posted 2 years ago

The Essential Fly is rated 4.8 based on 2,217 reviews