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The Essential Fly Reviews

4.8 Rating 2,133 Reviews
97 %
of reviewers recommend The Essential Fly
4.8
Based on 2,133 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
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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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Essential fly Excellent selection of materials, hooks, threads etc. I recently purchased size 16 Kamasan Hooks for nymph patterns. B200. Thoroughly impressed
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Posted 4 days ago
Great quality Great service
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Posted 4 days ago
I have used the shrimp flies here in the south west for a variety of marine species,including flounder,bass,mullet and the odd gilt head bream! Incredible imitations of top quality. The maggot flies I,be used for carp,rudd and perch so far. I have fished for 60+ years and can honestly say that these flies the best I,ve used,many thanks, Pete
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Posted 1 week ago
This is the ultimate in fly tying Brilliant workmanship and quality Flies , I am very happy with them and hope to use them very soon.
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Posted 2 weeks ago
Excellent service. No problems will definitely use again.
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Posted 2 weeks ago
Très belles gammares (mais très chères aussi!!!) Gros inconvénient ! commandées le 26 septembre et reçues le 11 octobre ,très long.
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Posted 2 weeks ago
Hi and thank you for your recent order of flies. Having helped you via your messaging on this particular premium range, we are glad you like them. With regards to the shipment, you placed your order at the end of the week and we shipped them to you after the weekend on our first day back in the warehouse. These have been sent to you in your country using an international tracked postage service and you should have the tracking number in your dispatch email. We can see on the tracking that your delivery has been released from customs so we hope it will be with you very soon and you can soon enjoy fishing with these beautiful flies. Thank you and tight lines Team TEF
Posted 2 weeks ago
Very helpful on the phone. Semperfli threads are ace. I like the new fluo red. Find online shop clunky which is why I rang to order
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Posted 2 weeks ago
Thank you so much for your kind feedback about our customer service team! We are glad you like the Semperfli threads too, they are very popular! Thanks again Team TEF
Posted 2 weeks ago
Always a great service and fast delivery.
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Posted 2 weeks ago
I bought the new semperfli bright red and watery green thread.i wasn't impressed by the red at all.it looked alot better in photos.i don't think it warrants the price.i will be using normal red as usual and getting twice as much per reel.basically disaappointed in semperflis new offering.
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Posted 2 weeks ago
Always top quality flies. Looking forward to getting out on the water with some of the recent purchases.
The Essential Fly 5 star review on 6th October 2024
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Posted 3 weeks ago
Always accurate and fast. Very good range and very good customer service.
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Posted 1 month ago
All good 👍🏻👍🏻😁
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Posted 1 month ago
Great flies at a reasonable price.
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Posted 1 month ago
Excellent products, efficiently delivered
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Posted 1 month ago
They had the full range of the flies that I was after unlike other suppliers who had a very limited range. Delivery by Royal Mail a bit slow .Not suppliers fault.
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Posted 1 month ago
I have bought far amount of materials and tackle from Essential Fly over the years. They stock items that are not available elsewhere and their prices are reasonable. But the true measure of a business is the service you receive if you need to return items or have an issue, and they have been excellent in this regard, which is why I continue to use them.
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Posted 1 month ago
Pretty poor that I waited over a week to be told their supplier didn’t have some of my order in stock. Probably won’t buy from you again because of this procedure.
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Posted 1 month ago
Hello and thank you very much for your recent order and feedback. We would like to take this opportunity to respond please to your comment regarding unavailable items. The items you are reffering to being out of stock were special order as shown on the site at time of order and in your basket at check out. As explained in our terms, we do rely on these special order suppliers to communicate with us to let us know their availability. Unfortunately on this occasion the supplier did not have it and we processed your order as soon as possible. Please be assured that we do carry massive stocks here and if ever you would like to check on any stock availability before ordering, you are more than welcome to get in touch via the phone or email. Our customer service team are really helpful and friendly and will do their very best for you. We do hope you will shop with us again. Thank you sincerely Team TEF
Posted 1 month ago
Excellent service. Flies look great, but not yet had a chance to see if the trout agree!
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Posted 1 month ago
Fine products prompt delivery
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Posted 1 month ago
Always good service and equipment
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Posted 1 month ago
The Essential Fly is rated 4.8 based on 2,133 reviews