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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“Smooth seamless and consistent efficiency 👍🏻”

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Posted 4 years ago

“Excellent prompt service backed by friendly helpful staff”

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Posted 4 years ago

“With an excellent range of products and materials and a speedy and reliable service the Essential Fly team have become my first choice when buying quality fly-tying gear.”

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Posted 4 years ago

“Good Afternoon Gentlemen, I have yet to receive the satchel I ordered back on the 24th of April (#PO100877). I will gladly respond to your feedback request following it's arrival. Thank you, Cole E Theander”

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Posted 4 years ago

Hello Mr Theander. Your special order satchel was dispatched from us on 29th April on a first class airmail service to you in the States using a tracked service. I hope you have seen the tracking number in your account (if you need this please get in touch directly so we can privately share this with you - customerservices@theessentialfly.com). We are aware that deliveries are taking longer than normal to arrive unfortunately due to the very high volumes but we sincerely hope it will be with you very soon. If you need any further help, our customer services team on the above email address will be happy to help you. Thank you Team TEF

Posted 4 years ago

“Lockdown has had me at the tying bench more often, sometimes without what I need. On a friends recommendation I called the shop and the lovely Ann was very helpful indeed with everything delivered as promised. Don’t feel a need to try anywhere else now, I think I have found my favourite distributor of all things fly tying at last. 🎣🎣🎣🎣. Take care”

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Posted 4 years ago

Wow thank you so very much for your very kind feedback. This means so much to us. Thank you

Posted 4 years ago

“Great range of products, reasonably priced and delivered quickly.”

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Posted 4 years ago

“Great service. Fast deliveries.”

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Posted 4 years ago

“Generally very good flies. However I recently ordered some suspender buzzers and was disappointed to find the foam was not the circular ball I am used to, but cut out of a flat piece and roughly shaped. The problem with this is that the foan can act as a propeller, putting multiple twists into the leader. This makes fishing them very frustrating. Suspenders with the ball foam enclosed in mesh do not suffer from this problem. Gordon”

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Posted 4 years ago

“essential fly is a quality company providing quality products at competitive prices. Their service is excellent and the site provides nuggets of information that lightens the day. Go to the best👍”

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Posted 4 years ago

“first class, great service, fast delivery, good quality, highly recommended”

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Posted 4 years ago

“Some beautifully tied flies that represented good value for money and delivered quickly and efficiently.”

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Posted 4 years ago

“Well over a week and still no order. Maybe the c19 has slowed things down..... not happy”

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Posted 4 years ago

We are very sorry that your order has not arrived yet. As you are aware it left us on 27th April by Royal Mail international airmail on a tracked service. Unfortunately due to the worldwide crisis mail services are taking longer than normal to arrive in some areas, including international deliveries. We can see from the tracking number that your order is in Ireland and we sincerely hope it will be with you very soon. Please feel free to keep in touch with us via customerservices@theessentialfly.com or by phone 00 44 1757 333003 for any queries so we can help you directly. Thank you Team TEF

Posted 4 years ago

“Great customer services”

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Posted 4 years ago

“Great service with a personal touch. Order arrived promptly with regular updates on status. Cannot fault them.”

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Posted 4 years ago

“As always, order fulfilled and delivered very quickly. Excellent service.”

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Posted 4 years ago

“Good work on fly delivery keeps Hope up”

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Posted 4 years ago

Thank you for your kind feedback. We appreciate this very much. We are grateful to you for your custom. If there was anything further we could have done to help you please do let us know. Thank you Team TEF

Posted 4 years ago

“Highly recommend ,rod arrived well before expected date .”

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Posted 4 years ago

“My order came well before the likely date and there was a free gift which was totally unexpected. A small generosity that added to the delight of the day. Thank you. Will be using both tools this weekend.”

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Posted 4 years ago

“Essential Fly is my go to site for fly tying materials. Always a 5 star service.”

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Posted 4 years ago

“Thoroughly recommended, prompt and efficient suppliers, a pleasure to deal with.”

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Posted 4 years ago

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