Orvis Helios D Fly Rods
Introducing The All-New Helios™
The culmination of a seven-year quest to achieve precision beyond all previous limits of your imagination. Proven four times more accurate than Helios 3, the previous industry benchmark.
It’s Where Accuracy Comes Alive.
The Story
Your fly-fishing best is now 4x better with the Helios D Fly Rod. This extraordinary new design delivers unprecedented accuracy and the backbone to deliver when you need it most. Designed and rigorously tested to perform in the most demanding conditions, the all-new Helios™ D Fly Rod is the go-everywhere, fish-anything option for anglers demanding effortless all-day casting from a rod that pushes the bounds of durability. From tight-quarter trout streams to double hauling on salt flats, the Helios D series delivers a crisp and balanced feel with more lifting power when fish make blitzing runs under the boat or thrashes at the net. With the world’s most accurate fly rod in your hands, anything is possible.
Specs
- Maximize line speed with a fast loading rod
- Heavy lifting power for big fish
- Efficient energy transference for longer casts
- Extremely accurate at any distance
- Models for all levels of fresh and saltwater
- Matte midnight black finish with black thread wraps
- Aluminum rod tube
- Backed by 25-Year Guarantee
- Made in USA
After years in extensive development, I can say for certain there are zero compromises with these sticks. Just maximum performance that take the caster into complete flow-state accuracy, from eye to fly, picking targets and not just putting the shot in the box but putting it on the money. The only real excuse we all have left now is, well, fly selection.”
— Shawn Combs, Design & Development Director
And we can prove it. With the most significant reduction in tip displacement ever measured, hit your target with laser precision.
Strategic reinforcement in the rod blank increases hoop strength and minimizes vibration, leading to a radical reduction in tip displacement.
Increased travel distance means more lifting power when a fish runs under the boat or thrashes at the net. Fight those last moments with confidence.

Distance & Finesse — A Quiver of Options in Two Series
Choose D for increased line speed and lifting power and F for ultimate sensitivity and delicate presentations with tippet protection.
THE ORVIS INTERCHANGEABLE PARTS PROGRAM
Back on the Water in as Fast as Five Days
Given the consistency of our design, rodbuilding process, and inventory, you’re back on the water in as fast as five business days with a replacement section should the unfortunate happen. It’s not just a replacement, it’s an exact fit to blueprint specs—that is the Orvis part interchangeability promise.