The Essential Fly Reviews

4.8 Rating 2,192 Reviews

97 %

of reviewers recommend The Essential Fly

4.8

Based on 2,192 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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“Excellent service and fly tying materials. The only reason I didn’t give a 5 star review is that the website isn’t the easiest to navigate.”

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Posted 1 month ago

“Items in the packet as ordered, good quality. On the negative side I feel postage was to high for 2 small items and the packaging could be smaller. Order arrived several days after ordering.”

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Posted 1 month ago

“Flies look well made and arrived well packed, I haven’t tried them yet but looking forward to seeing how they perform. Tight lines.”

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Posted 3 months ago

“Not used any of the materials yet but they all look of good quality. Only slight downside was the wait for some of the Ahrex hooks to come into stock”

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Posted 4 months ago

“A bit slow on the delivery”

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Posted 4 months 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 5 months 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 5 months ago

“Good selection of materials available, although in my last 2 orders some materials have not been available, even though they were showing as in stock on the website. A bit of a gap between ordering and delivering!”

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Posted 6 months ago

Hi and thank you sincerely for your recent orders and feedback. As you have contributed here anonymously we are not able to check your orders for you to clarify what happened unfortunately. We do carry massive stocks but we also offer a special order service for some items. We wonder if the items you are referring to here were special order? It would show against the product and again be shown in the cart to confirm. But if at any time you would like to check availability or take advice please do call us or email us - we will always do our best to help you. Thanks again and best wishes Team TEF

Posted 6 months ago

“Service was good although products took a few days to arrive by standard royal mail delivery”

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Posted 6 months ago

“Good quality product with fast shipping. Only wish the glasses came with a hard case to better protect them in my fishing pack”

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Posted 7 months ago

“Excellent range and good communication. Only draw back is how long it takes to receive orders”

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Posted 9 months ago

“Delivery a little later than expected, but it got here in the end”

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Posted 9 months ago

“Very good service. Promt delivery.”

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Posted 10 months ago

“A good range of flies. High quality product. In stock and quick delivery.”

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Posted 11 months ago

“The order took a few days to arrive, but the flies are nicely tied and I am pleased with them.”

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Posted 1 year ago

“All fly tying items delivered safely and intact. Only a 4 star rating as I was promised a call back to discuss some materials but didn't get one.”

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Posted 1 year ago

Hi and thank you for your feedback. We are pleased to hear your order arrived safely. However may we politely point out please that we did call you. You were unavailable at the time unfortunately but we don't want you to think we were not responding to your query. We are more than happy to discuss materials with you at any time. If there is anything we can help you with please do not hesitate to get in touch. Thank you and very best wishes Team TEF

Posted 1 year ago

“Thanks for supplying top quality flies .Not caught anything with them yet though 😂”

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Posted 1 year ago

“Good products, great customer service. They called to advise when part of the order was out of stock and suggested an alternative. Only downside was speed of delivery - too used to next day now!”

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Posted 1 year ago

“Great selection of flies - could do with some work on the website which not easiest to navigate looking for specific patterns, but overall great service and would recommend. If a particular fly is not in stock and forms part of an order, they do not dispatch until the order is complete which can cause delays if they are waiting for manufacturer to supply. Sending out part orders would increase (their) costs but can be frustrating if order is urgent.”

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Posted 1 year ago

“Pleased with both the service and the flies”

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Posted 1 year ago

The Essential Fly is rated 4.8 based on 2,192 reviews