The Essential Fly Reviews

4.8 Rating 2,278 Reviews

97 %

of reviewers recommend The Essential Fly

4.8

Based on 2,278 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

Anonymous

Anonymous // 01/01/2019

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“Outstanding service and the quality of the flies looks top notch. I’m new to fly fishing and will no doubt loose are number of flies and will have no doubts about returning for replacements.”

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Posted 2 days ago

“Excellent service and well pleased with products supplied. Delivered by well presented courier and friendly delivery man. Simple sale !! Simple service!! Great @!”

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Posted 6 days ago

“Great selection, lovely quality products and prompt delivery, an excellent vendor.”

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Posted 6 days ago

“As ever TEF delivered, literally with a high speed delivery AND the exemplary service, which I'm pleased to say is nothing more than usual for them in my experience. Having placed one order, then being inspired for further purchases, the fellow I spoke with was more than agreeable to my thought of combining the two orders into one delivery. Common sense some might say, but in these days of 'computer says no' (or human for that matter) it was refreshing to find common ground so easily. Further communication with Phillippa was, as ever, easy, friendly and a bit of a laugh, and I may be wrong, but it seems some consideration is given to the additional 'Free Gifts' that accompany my orders, for which I'm also grateful. Really happy to have TEF as my main go to for flies. Thanks for running such a fantastic enterprise. :-)”

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Posted 1 week ago

“I have delt with Essential fly for years, materials and servise are 100%”

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Posted 2 weeks ago

“Quality products , my order was received within days, and was trackable. Very good service.”

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Posted 3 weeks ago

“Recieved goods next day.”

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Posted 3 weeks ago

“Spoke to a young lady on the phone regarding an order I’d very recently made and she was extremely helpful and knowledgeable in respect to the items. As always, very friendly, first class service …. then again, wouldn’t expect anything else from Yorkshire.”

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Posted 3 weeks ago

“A first class company. They deliver on time and the quality of the flies are excellent. Furthermore, should there be a change in the availability of a specific fly they will refund you without question.”

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Posted 3 weeks ago

“Bought a fly set for my Sons birthday…..caught a wild trout with your flies! Very happy with service and product.”

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Posted 3 weeks ago

“Flies are of very good quality but ordering very patchy a lot of flies out of stock with with up to several days waiting for new stock to arrive from supplier”

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Posted 4 weeks ago

“Good range of fly tying products.”

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Posted 4 weeks ago

“Very gooid Products, good service and excellent communication.”

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Posted 4 weeks ago

“Nicely dressed and tied flies. Postage slow but catching fish”

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Posted 1 month ago

“They have always been very helpful. Give good advice and the items are excellent. If there was a problem with a fly pattern it is immediately resolved. I will keep using them.”

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Posted 1 month ago

“Great service with a great range of products.”

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Posted 1 month ago

“Very fast and accurate order will use again”

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Posted 1 month ago

“Fantastic service . Excellent quality flies . Already catching fish on them . Lost a salmon on a stoats tail green butt yesterday , my fault, not the flies. Will be purchasing more .”

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Posted 1 month ago

“I simply like these flys! They are great for carp, I find at least. Plus, and I haven’t really explored this enough you can hang a nymph underneath using the tippet ring incorporated on the Klink hammer bend of the hook. It has a great rainbow coloured dubbing on the shank of the hook and a beautiful darker thorax. It’s simply a great fly.”

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Posted 1 month ago

“Ordered Fly tying materials very competitively priced and very quick delivery will use again.”

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Posted 1 month ago

The Essential Fly is rated 4.8 based on 2,278 reviews