Orvis Helios F Fly Rod
The Story
- Small-stream performance for trout and panfish
- Burled hardwood reel seat inserts on small game models
- Titanium stripping guides
- REC recoil titanium snake guides
- Ideal for technical dries and nymphs
- Sensitive tip for tippet protection
- Smooth action for precision casting
- Half wells grip
- Matte olive blank with olive thread wraps
- Aluminum rod tube
- Backed by 25-Year Guarantee
- Made in USA
“Great anglers know, the ideal fly rod becomes an extension of your arm.
New Helios Is an Extension of Your Mind.
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
“Great anglers know, the ideal fly rod becomes an extension of your arm.
New Helios Is an Extension of Your Mind.
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
The Most Accurate Fly Rod in the World
And we can prove it. With the most significant reduction in tip displacement ever measured, hit your target with laser precision.
Delivering Your Fly With Confidence—On Target, Every Time
Strategic reinforcement in the rod blank increases hoop strength and minimizes vibration, leading to a radical reduction in tip displacement.

Muscle & Mettle
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.