Orvis

Marching to their own drummer, Orvis has walked a 150-year path of original fly rod design highlighted most recently by the Helios series, a group of fly rods split into three categories: power, presentation and big game.  Whatever hesitation we may have previously maintained as skeptical western anglers, we simply must acknowledge the dedication of Orvis to the pursuit of greatness in rod design, supported by their commitment to conservation, education, angling accessibility and global pursuit with a fly rod.  The cutting edge Helios deserves careful consideration in every angling application while the Recon and Clearwater offer extraordinary performance value across a wide range of fishing scenarios.  As always, we will frame these rods with detailed model reviews, line pair suggestions, angling applications and model-by-model comparisons with other brands.