The Essential Fly Reviews

4.8 Rating 2,256 Reviews

97 %

of reviewers recommend The Essential Fly

4.8

Based on 2,256 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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“Great website and great delivery service”

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Posted 8 years ago

“Excellent customer service. Order received next day. Very much appreciate the speed of the whole process.”

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Posted 8 years ago

“Good website with great selection and prices. Also fast delivery of items”

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Posted 8 years ago

“Great products, rapid efficient service”

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Posted 8 years ago

“Ordered Tuesday lunchtime received items Wednesday post. No way you can beat that.”

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Posted 8 years ago

“Good quality product delivered on time very pleased keep up the good service thanks”

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Posted 8 years ago

“First Class service, good quality”

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Posted 8 years ago

“An excellent selection of beautifully tied flies at very keen prices. Packaging is safe and secure and delivery service is also excellent.”

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Posted 8 years ago

“The Essential Fly is my go to fly tying material and fly supplier. Their customer service is second to none, and any communication is comprehensive and informative with a personal touch that is a rare thing these days. I have been recommending TEF to my friends and fishing buddies since I discovered TEF . Thanks folks.”

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Posted 8 years ago

“Excellent service will definately use again. Thankyou”

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Posted 8 years ago

“Enjoyed my purchase dealing with the essential fly, kept me well informed of my transactions, and what I bought was excellent quality, they are very professional at what they do,well done to you.”

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Posted 8 years ago

“Very quick service . All the items I have requested have been delivered fast and as ordered. I would not hesitate to recommend this company to anyone. Chris”

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Posted 8 years ago

“Wide range of products with a very friendly service,”

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Posted 8 years ago

“Great service ordered on a Tuesday delivered to Ireland on a Friday morning. That's brilliant. Well done to essential fly.”

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Posted 8 years ago

“Excellent products and quick delivery. Will use again.”

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Posted 8 years ago

“Clear easy to follow website. Prompt delivery (next day). Well packaged with contents bagged and labelled which is helpful. The flies look top quality. Now for the tricky bit! Tight lines one and all.”

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Posted 8 years ago

“Excellent rapid delivery, very good packaging and quality of flies is better than I'm used to!”

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Posted 8 years ago

“It would be extremely helpful if you could have your current stock levels included on your website.”

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Posted 8 years ago

Hi and thank you for your message. Just to reassure you, our site does show stock availability against each product. For flies, it even shows the availability to each individual fly size. It is shown to the right of each product on the screen in red. However, if you want to check anything in detail or need any assistance at any time, please do not hesitate to get in touch via email or phone. We are more than willing to help. Kind regards The Essential Fly

Posted 8 years ago

“Delivered very quickly as”

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Posted 9 years ago

“Brilliant selection of hot spot beads for inferno bugs (and others). They make a very tasty looking fly, I could almost eat one myself! The price for the full selection is very good too.”

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Posted 9 years ago

The Essential Fly is rated 4.8 based on 2,256 reviews