About Orvis Recon Dry Fly Rod

The New Orvis Recon Dry Fly Rod can throw a long cast to the far bank with ease but is gentle enough to present a fly to a spooky trout. This performance freshwater rod is light in your hand, but doesn’t skimp on power.

Browse the Recon fly rod collection to find the outfit you prefer: Get a rod that is ultra-sensitive or extra-powerful, or opt for the perfect balance.

Helios™ 3 is the benefactor behind the new Recon, utilizing its construction techniques and performance attributes to refine and improve the new series.

Increased hoop strength, better tracking, improved damping, and ultimately, significantly improved accuracy are now incorporated into the Recon that is also stronger, more impact resistant, and offers the mid-price buyer access to the best technology Orvis fly rods have to offer.

Characteristics New Orvis Recon 2020

• Blanks are matte olive with charcoal and spring green accent.
• Quick rod identifier on the blank.
• Silver snake and stripping guide.
• Pewter type III anodized aluminum reel seat with wood insert.
• Nylon covered rod tube.
• 25-Year Guarantee.
• Made in USA.

Recon® 2-Weight 7'6" 4-Piece Fly Rod

Fish with the delicacy and precision you crave using the Recon 2-Weight 7'6" 4-Piece Fly Rod.

Is the perfect small stream or light spring creek rod when delicacy and presentation are most important.

Our lightest weight rod, with pinpoint accuracy and tracking, the 762-4 is an exceptional rod for dropping dries into small pockets or landing them delicately in places where the fish are particularly wary

A great brook trout rod in close quarters, but with more than enough backbone to handle larger trout and small warmwater species.

Recon® 3-Weight 7'6" 4-Piece Fly Rod

Sneak up on the spookiest trout with the Recon 3-Weight 7'6" 4-Piece Fly Rod. The Recon 3-Weight 7'6" 4-Piece Fly Rod is an exceptional small stream and light line rod that provides the delicacy and precision of a premium rod. An exceptional choice for spring creeks where big trout are particularly wary and delicacy is a must.

Excellent as well for tight-quartered brook trout streams, but certainly with the strength to handle big browns and rainbows.

Recon® 3-Weight 8'4" 4-Piece Fly Rod

The Recon 3-Weight 8'4" 4-Piece Rod offers top-notch precision at a mid-price point. Is an exceptional dry-fly rod with a moderate length for excellent control and the accuracy desired to make superior dry fly presentations.

This length/weight configuration has been around for decades and is a favorite among dry fly purists.

This new Orvis Recon version offers enhanced accuracy and the ability to drop a dry fly gently in a precise feeding lane where the difference of a couple of inches is all the difference in success and failure. For the mid-price angler, this is the perfect dry-fly rod.

Recon® 4-Weight 8'6" 4-Piece Fly Rod

For a mid-price fly rod with premium versatility, choose the Recon 4-Weight 8'6" 4-Piece. Is trout rod with a versatile length and line weight that has the ability to place a dry fly deftly on the surface, fire a small streamer at a cut bank, or even handle a light nymph rig.

If trout or even light bass and panfish are the target, the Recon 864-4 is an exceptional choice for versatility in a mid-price fly rod with premium performance attributes.

Recon® 4-Weight 9' 4-Piece Fly Rod

Cast to big species on big rivers with the versatile Recon 4-Weight 9' 4-Piece Fly Rod.

An exceptionally versatile rod that can handle big trout on larger bodies of water, from the Delaware to the Madison.

Its length and mid-range line weight give it great versatility for dry-fly fishing, streamer fishing with a sink tip, and nymphing lighter rigs.

Warmwater species such as light bass and panfish are a perfect target for this rod with the ability to cover a lot of open water. The Recon 904-4 is an exceptional choice for all-around versatility in a mid-price fly rod with premium performance built in

Recon® 5-Weight 8'6" 4-Piece Fly Rod.

If you need only a single freshwater fly rod, make it the Recon 5-Weight 8'6" 4-Piece.

This Recon 4-piece fly rod reminds us there was a time when the best-selling rod configuration was the 8'6" 5-weight. The Orvis Henry's Fork was an icon in fly fishing for years.

For all-around freshwater versatility in waters big or small, on the surface or under it, the Recon 865-4 continues the legacy of this length and line-weight configuration.

If you are looking for one freshwater rod that can adapt to almost every situation, this is the rod for you. With the latest in design and construction technology, and at a remarkable mid-price point, the Recon 865-4 is a must-have for any angler who appreciates great fly rod performance.

Recon® 5-Weight 9' 4-Piece Fly Rod

Opt for the Recon 5-Weight 9' 4-Piece Fly Rod and enjoy the maximum in versatility and value.

If ever there was a standard for all-around performance on larger streams, rivers, and lakes for multiple species of fish, it's the Recon 5-Weight 9' 4-Piece Fly Rod.

The 905-4 is a rod that can handle big trout, bass, and panfish from coast to coast. This length/weight rod is the number one selling configuration. Its length and mid-range line weight give it great versatility for dry-fly fishing, streamer fishing, perfect for a drift boat, and nymphing mid to light/heavy rigs.

When you want to cover water, throw everything from an Adams to a deer-hair popper, the Recon 905-4 is an exceptional choice for all-around versatility in a mid-price fly rod with premium performance built in.

Recon® 5-Weight 10' 4-Piece Fly Rod

This Recon 10' 4-Piece Fly Rod is everything you love about a 5-weight at an exceptional value.

Whether swinging streamers across and down, extending drifts near the banks from a moving drift boat, or tracking a nymph rig a few feet further in the zone, the Recon 5-Weight 10' 4-Piece Fly Rod gives you the ability to cover more water, extend your fly's time in the zone, and has the power to handle big trout, bass, and light steelhead.

A 5-weight rod is the freshwater sweet spot in line weight versatility, and this one offers superior value in a mid-priced option with versatility and premium performance built in.

Recon® 6-Weight 9' 4-Piece Fly Rod

When power and precision matter, opt for the Recon 6-Weight 9' 4-Piece Fly Rod.

When headed to big water, you want to be prepared for big fish, wind, and the ability to throw big flies—and the Recon 6-Weight 9' 4-Piece Fly Rod fits the bill perfectly.

Versatile and accurate enough to drop a dry fly in a far tight window, and yet with the power to cut through the wind and deliver a big streamer to a far cut bank or a big popper to a hole in the lily pads. Heavy nymph rigs are not a problem, either.

There are times in freshwater when bigger is better. If big rivers, lakes, and big flies for big fish are your passion, the Recon 906-4 is a mid-priced powerhouse that will do the job and then some.