The Essential Fly Reviews

4.8 Rating 2,193 Reviews

97 %

of reviewers recommend The Essential Fly

4.8

Based on 2,193 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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“Order arrived quickly, good customer focused service, was kept up to date throught the process by both email and telephone, will use again!”

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Posted 9 years ago

“Items received in very good condition a slight difficulty in finding two items in the on line catalogue but the problem was resolved by a telephone communication a very good result”

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Posted 9 years ago

“Items arrived in time well packaged. flies look ok. will use this company for more flies in the future.”

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Posted 9 years ago

“Good service. I tried to access my order history when I logged into Ess. Fly but could only go back 24 months so it took me ages to find the flies I wanted to re-order.”

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Posted 9 years ago

“Ordered on 19/8/2015 still awaiting delivery on 26/08/2015 will review when order arrives”

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Posted 9 years ago

“When! items are in stock then dispatch and delivery are excellent.”

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Posted 9 years ago

“a complete novice i asked your young lady to put together a fly bundle to cover a range of opitions which she did with charm and good humour.They were dilivered the next day. the final proof will be when i hand them over as a small present .If you want to know how they were received contact me agai ps i like your feed back format. jvd”

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Posted 9 years ago

“My recent order was dispatched promptly and has been received. I found checking out a problem and a much simpler system would be to everyone's advantage. Roger Bennett”

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Posted 9 years ago

“Regarding my last order, I've to tell you that I'm quite desapointed with the quality of the "Barbless Marsden Mohican". They are very efficient and attractive in the water. The problem is the way they're finished around the hook. After a few cast, the shiny part is falling a part. At the moment I've used them about 3 times and the 3 streamers are in the same stage. Hook without the shiny part. That's a pity.”

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Posted 9 years ago

The Essential Fly is rated 4.8 based on 2,193 reviews