HELIOS Reviews

"Is it just me; or does everyone else hear an angelic choir sing everytime you first pull the butt section out of the rod sock? The first part that I noticed about the rod was dang good it looked. As"...(read full reviews)

"I bought this rig because I needed another 8 weight for fishing salmon and bones for my kid. Being only 11, I just didn't think he could cast a 8 weight for any amount of time OR even cast it. So,"...(read full reviews)

"I'm a Brazilian flyfisherman and besides snooks in my backyard or peacock basses in the backcountry, it's quite easy travel to Patagonia looking for trout and salmon fishing, where I go twice a"...(read full reviews)

"This is the best flyfishing rod ever built!! there is no doubt in my mind, the feel of the rod and the superior sensitivity is great. It cast like no other rod, and is the best investment in fishing"...(read full reviews)

"When I went to down to the Isar river in Munich, Germany with my brand new ZG Helios 906-4 mid I decided to try dry flies even though I hardly saw fish feeding at the surface. With my very first cast"...(read full reviews)

"I purchased this rod just a few weeks ago and I am already in love with it. Since picking up the rod, I have fished the white fly hatch on the Housatonic in Connecticut, caught smallmouth bass on"...(read full reviews)

"When I had a chance to cast a Helios at the 2008 Nor Cal fly fishing show, I thought it would be fun to try out one of those extremely expensive rods that I would never own. After ten years of fly"...(read full reviews)

"I was some what skeptical about the ability of this rod handling large king salmon due to it's light weight, but not any more. I just returned from a week in Alaska on a remote float trip with"...(read full reviews)

"As a flyfishing guide I find this rod loaded with a large aber battinkill has perfpormed excellent.The sports that has used it gave it a 5 star.Also being a 9' 6 wt women can use this with no problem"...(read full reviews)

"We are fortunate in the south to have some great tailwaters that hold good numbers of large trout. This rod is perfect for any situation a good tailwater river provides. Its so light you can cast it"...(read full reviews)

"My new rod arrived just in time for my trip to Utah where I broke it in on Rainbow, Brown and Cutthroat Trout (plus a few Whitefish). The feel was simply perfect. The bonus of the Battenkill Mid Arbor"...(read full reviews)

"I have tried Orvis rods in the past and could never pull the trigger. I recently thought that no rod could match my Winston Boron llt for feel, flex and presentation. The 3wt. Helios has become the"...(read full reviews)

"I bought this rod to fish for steelhead in BC. I have been a holdout from the spey rod fashion because I prefer the intimacy of a single handed rod and the feeling of connection with a hooked fish."...(read full reviews)

"I recieved this rod as a gift for my Birthday recently and since i have been lusting over this rod since their release it is truly a dream come true. Not only does it cast and carry a long line really"...(read full reviews)

"I wasn't sure what I wanted when it came to buying my first fly rod. I knew Orvis lead the way in fly-fishing, so I went to their store. After describing the type of streams I predominantly fish, the"...(read full reviews)

"I originally purchased this fly rod for Czech and High Stick Nymphing, but it turns out this rod can do much more than just nymph. I used this rod exclusively during a 10 day trip to Montana and I"...(read full reviews)

"Lay a size 20 Elk Wing Caddis on still water without spooking fish: check. Lightest 7'6'' 3 weight: check. Good looks: check. Enough strength to handle an 18 inch rainbow: check. Happy fisherman:"...(read full reviews)

"Wow! Wow! Wow! This rod blew my expectations right out of the water. I've been working a run for almost a decade catching fish mostly in the 9-12" range on the top with dries and nymphs off"...(read full reviews)

"Most 3wts are like noodles -- soft and messy. This rod is a plesant exception. Blending both a crisp and delicate action, this is a very fun tool to use on the stream and a dream to cast. It's light,"...(read full reviews)

"We've got a few Orvis Rods including a Zero Gravity 907-4, Tipflex 9.5 - which is a great rod, but after testing the Helios 907-4, Tipflex 10 at our recent trip to San Francisco, my wife and I decided"...(read full reviews)