The Essential Fly Reviews

4.8 Rating 2,257 Reviews

97 %

of reviewers recommend The Essential Fly

4.8

Based on 2,257 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 range and service ordered on Thursday flies were dispatched that day and with me Friday!”

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Posted 9 years ago

“very pleased with the service will definitely recommend”

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Posted 9 years ago

“Have not dealt with Essential Fly much in the past, this will change in the future. Lady phoned me re a query in my order, very pleasant and the small problem sorted. Goods came next day. Excellent”

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Posted 9 years ago

“Delighted with the quality of the flies and the fast dispatch. Very good service.”

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Posted 9 years ago

“Very fast delivery to Switzerland! Brilliant! Very good packaging! The quality of the fly are excellent! The flying costs for Swiss standards very little! Unfortunately, I have to pay high customs duties of a total value of £ 50 pounds! Kind regards from Switzerland! Andreas”

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Posted 9 years ago

“Although only a small order it arrived very quickly and the ptn's were deployed on my first river trip yesterday. Can't fault the quality of the flies and the fly box although if I were to be picky I would like the makers to incorporate an attachment lug into the design so that a zinger could be attached. (see CF design boxes.) There's nothing worse than seeing your fly box disappearing rapidly down stream when wading in fast water!”

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Posted 9 years ago

“Excellent service and excellent products,was informed of shipping,received goods couple of days later. Will use again.”

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Posted 9 years ago

“found them to be a good company to order from..goods arrived within a couple of days”

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Posted 9 years ago

“They came in packed well and everything was as stated.”

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Posted 9 years ago

“Couldn't fault the service or the product. Delivery was sooner than expected, packaging was sound and the products were good quality. Based on this experience I recommend this supplier.”

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Posted 9 years ago

“Quite simply TEF is in the top 3 of online angling outlets, this is of course only my opinion but I have always been very pleased with both products and service alike, products despatched very quickly p&p very good packaged very well”

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Posted 9 years ago

“Prompt service and products are what I expected. I just hope that the fish like the flies as much as I do.”

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Posted 9 years ago

“I am delighted with you all, I wanted to point out and recomend to sell perdigon nymphs. It would be a good idea to work them. I used them a lot and I highly recomendem.”

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Posted 9 years ago

“Thank you for your prompt service”

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Posted 9 years ago

“Excellent service always quick and high quality”

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Posted 9 years ago

“Very good service and excellent quality and a very helpful website”

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Posted 9 years ago

“They do exactly what it says on the tin. I got exactly what i wanted in good time”

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Posted 9 years ago

“I am fully satisfied . I have what I bought. Greetings from Spain”

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Posted 9 years ago

“Very friendly and helpful even though they were in the middle of moving which in its self a very stressful time. Couldn't fault their service at all and will certainly have my future custom. Excellent”

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Posted 9 years ago

“Excellent service and very helpful when I phoned them, I would have like some smaller flies, but they were sold out so my fault for not ordering earlier. Its a shame they don't offer free postage for orders over a certain amount which is what their competitors do. I will definitely use them again.”

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Posted 9 years ago

Hello and thank you for your message today. We are sorry to hear your delivery has not arrived. Your order was dispatched next day by Royal Mail first class post to the business address as per your instructions. Perhaps we can discuss this with you directly to check this further please? We want to make sure you get your order as quickly as possible. Thank you Ann

Posted 9 years ago

The Essential Fly is rated 4.8 based on 2,257 reviews