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The Essential Fly Reviews

4.8 Rating 2,100 Reviews
97 %
of reviewers recommend The Essential Fly
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4.8
Based on 2,100 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
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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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Joy Hughes
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“Great service”
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Posted 2 months ago
Laurence Fowles
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“Delivery a little later than expected, but it got here in the end”
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Posted 2 months ago
Anonymous
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“Very good service. Promt delivery.”
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Posted 2 months ago
Hiroyuki Yoshino
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“Hi, We are very happy to spend shopping with flytying items because your services are very quickly and the shipping as well and not too expensive the price. We are so happy with you. Kind regards, Hiro & Michiko”
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Posted 2 months ago
Emyr Breese
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“Quality products as usual.”
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Posted 2 months ago
Keith Mackenzie
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“I found 'The Essential Fly' website easy to navigate and made purchasing easy. The customer service side was found to be excellent and to a standard that other companies find difficult to attain, the personal touch makes a very big difference. 'The Essential Fly' is a company that I find to be sincere and would have zero hesitation in recommending.”
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Posted 2 months ago
Kenny Simms
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“Flies look good quality and well tied. Not used yet, so time will tell.”
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Posted 2 months ago
Jason Ward
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“Took over 3 weeks to arrive, got slapped with customs fees totalling over a quarter of the money spent here. Never shopping here again”
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Posted 2 months ago
Hello Mr Ward We would like to take this opportunity to respond to your feedback please. We can see that your order was dispatched from us within a few days, once all your special order items were in, leaving us by 26th April. We shipped via courier to get your order to you asap. We can see that your order arrived on 1st May according to the tracking, some 5 days later (including a weekend)? With regards to the customs fees, we are sorry but there is nothing we can do to help you here, as we have no influence over the regulations about importing into Ireland. We do hope you are enjoying your gear. With very best wishes Team TEF
Posted 2 months ago
Anonymous
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“Good products, with very good delivery.”
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Posted 2 months ago
Barry Lucas
Verified Buyer
“these flies look good,catch fish and dont fall apart”
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Posted 2 months ago
Nick Crispin
Verified Buyer
“There was a problem with what I ordered and they took the trouble to ring me and offer alternatives,as well as keeping me updated with the delivery status. Good,polite and efficient service.”
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Posted 2 months ago
Alex Hansen
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“Great service, great people. Recently called up about an order- immediately sorted with humour and efficiency…what more could I want? Still debating how to pronounce Lochsa😂”
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Posted 2 months ago
Keith Covey
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“Excellent Company that overcomes any issue.”
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Posted 2 months ago
David Will
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“Very nicely tied flies. Arrived quickly . Sadly I am collecting not fishing due to the rain but fingers crossed it dries up soon .”
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Posted 2 months ago
David Bullock
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“Flies are always first class well packaged for delivery great company to deal with”
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Posted 3 months ago
John P Ford
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“A well stocked shop excellent service and delivery.”
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Posted 3 months ago
John Burridge
Verified Buyer
“I have used EF off and on for some years and found their flies to be good quality. I was pleased when they started a barbless collection but recently disappointed to find their barbless selection (esp., buzzers, crunchers and PTN) has become a bit limited. I hope the barbless selection will expand soon.”
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Posted 3 months ago
Hi Mr Burridge and thank you for your custom, we appreciate being able to supply you with your flies. With regards to barbless ranges, we do have dedicated departments for these. Here are a few for you https://www.theessentialfly.com/barbless-buzzers.html https://www.theessentialfly.com/barbless-cruncher-nymph-flies.html https://www.theessentialfly.com/barbless-diawl-bach-nymph-flies.html https://www.theessentialfly.com/barbless-pheasant-tail-nymph-flies-ptn.html https://www.theessentialfly.com/barbless-traditional-nymph-flies.html https://www.theessentialfly.com/barbless-lure-streamer.html https://www.theessentialfly.com/barbless-gold-ribbed-hares-ear-nymph-flies-grhe.html We hope you find these links helpful and of course that the flies are to your liking! If we can ever be of any help to you please do get in touch via email or phone, our team are on hand! Thank you Team TEF
Posted 3 months ago
Anonymous
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“Great service and fast shipping to Canada!”
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Posted 3 months ago
Roger Keyes
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“Good quality products. Good price. Dispatched quickly”
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Posted 3 months ago
Paul Holbourn
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“A good range of flies. High quality product. In stock and quick delivery.”
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Posted 3 months ago
The Essential Fly is rated 4.8 based on 2,100 reviews
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