Orvis Recon Stillwater Fishing Rod

The New Orvis Recon 2020 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.

Orvis Recon Stillwater Fishing Rod

• 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.

Orvis 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.

Orvis 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.

Orvis Recon 7-Weight 9' 4-Piece Fly Rod

The hardworking Recon 7-Weight 9' 4-Piece Fly Rod is a versatile weapon at a great price. If fishing for you is about chasing most anything that swims, you need the Recon 7-Weight 9' 4-Piece Fly Rod.

Bonefish, bass, schoolie stripers, carp, pike, big trout, the target list is endless for the Recon 907-4.

With improved accuracy and strength, this is versatility at its best. Dead center in the middle of the line-weight spectrum, the 907-4 is a great rod for any quiver, giving you so many options for species. If there is a no-frills work truck in the fly rod world, the Recon 9' 7-weight is it.

Orvis Recon 6-Weight 9'6" 4-Piece Fly Rod

Extend your reach (and your buying power) with the Recon 6-Weight 9'6" 4-Piece Fly Rod. Whether you need the reach for light steelheading or the backcast height to avoid the beach behind you, the Recon 6-Weight 9'6" 4-Piece Fly Rod gives you that extended length.

This is a great heavy nymphing rod with the power to handle heavy rigs and the reach to control the drift for longer periods.

If you're looking for extended line control and mending ability, the Recon 966-4 is a superior option that, while extending your reach, is still close to standard rod length, making it a very versatile tool to have in your quiver.

In fly fishing, reach and power are good things. This rod has plenty of both at a price that will have you smiling all the way to the water.

Orvis Recon  4-Weight 10' 4-Piece Fly Rod

The Recon 4-Weight 10' 4-Piece Fly Rod offers excellent reach, without skimping on power. Offers extended reach for mending and line control in a mid-weight trout rod.

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, this 10' 4-weight Recon gives you the ability to cover more water, extend your fly's time in the zone, and has the power to handle big trout, light bass, and even light steelhead.

Orvis 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.

Orvis Recon 7-Weight 10' 4-Piece Fly Rod

Steelheaders take heed: The Recon 7-Weight 10' 4-Piece Fly Rod offers performance and value.

The Recon 7-Weight 10' 4-Piece Fly Rod is the single-handed steelheader's best option for a mid-priced rod with premium performance.

All the length and line control you need for light to medium Midwest steelheading using subsurface nymphing or dead-drift presentations. This rod is also exceptional in the UK for use with multiple density lines on reservoirs and still waters.