The Essential Fly Reviews

4.8 Rating 2,218 Reviews

97 %

of reviewers recommend The Essential Fly

4.8

Based on 2,218 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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The Essential Fly 5 star review on 16th February 2025

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Anonymous // 01/01/2019

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“Always fast service. And flies are absolutely the best quality. My gosh, I leave in the US yet order flies from Essential which is ~6K miles away.”

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Posted 6 years ago

“Great quality of flies and service”

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Posted 6 years ago

“I received what I ordered at a very good price and in very good time.”

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Posted 6 years ago

“Whenever I deal with Essential Fly they always despatch good quality products in good time. They are clearly experts in their specialism (fly fishing) and run a great business too.”

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Posted 6 years ago

“Fantastic service and great a great business to deal with keep up the great work”

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Posted 6 years ago

“The website is so easy to navigate and links to the blog articles is very useful. The quality of the products is excellent and the speed of service is the fastest I have experienced from any on line supplier, often next day from an afternoon order.”

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Posted 6 years ago

“Excellent service my order arrived by return the next day,the only way I could get my order any faster would be to drive over to your shop.”

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Posted 6 years ago

“Essential Fly supply the best quality products at very competitive prices. Generally they get things right first time but the true test of Customer Service is how they respond when things go wrong. I can honestly say that if things go wrong you can rely on them to rectify the situation very quickly. The best Customer Service experience!”

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Posted 6 years ago

“Fast service. Good prices.”

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Posted 6 years ago

“I ordered some fly tying materials and due to a mix-up from thr supplier's side I received a wrong item. Thanks to the exceptional service by The Essential Fly I received the correct item with no extra charge. I can only highly recommend this shop to any fly fisher man or woman.”

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Posted 6 years ago

“Very good service and quality flies.”

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Posted 6 years ago

“Great selection and very fast service”

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Posted 6 years ago

“Excellent service. Helped along every bit of the way! Flies are very well tied also. 10/10 for service and quality!”

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Posted 6 years ago

“Always a great service, speedy despatch, products at competative pricing”

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Posted 6 years ago

“Very friendly and helpful. I would highly recommend.”

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Posted 6 years ago

“Good quick service and very prompt to rectify any issues. Good quality flies.”

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Posted 6 years ago

“good quality flies quick delivery”

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Posted 6 years ago

“great service, a little bit expensive”

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Posted 6 years ago

“I’ve used this company for a few years now, they’re service is excellent.”

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Posted 7 years ago

“Very fast and efficient service”

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Posted 7 years ago

The Essential Fly is rated 4.8 based on 2,218 reviews