Recon offers the mid-price buyer access to the best technology Orvis fly rods have to offer.
- Recon® Fly 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
- Nylon covered rod tube
- 25-Year Guarantee
- Made in USA
Mid-price anglers, your fly rod has arrived. With Recon, you get high-performance feel, lightness in hand, close-in loading ability, and the power for longer reach, and—thanks to H3 construction techniques—improved accuracy. And you get it all at an affordable price. Recon is the rod designed for the anglers who chase blue lines on topo maps and spend their nights bent over maps, plotting the next day’s adventures. For those who manage riverside meals of granola bars and jerky paired with the evening hatch instead of a sit-down meal at a sane hour. For anglers who would rather spend the day in the front of a skiff than behind a desk, we’ve created a rod ready to work as hard as you do in the pursuit of fish.
The new 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.
The Recon 102-4 fly rod is designed for the demands of European nymphing. Ultra-sensitive tip protects light tippet and offers superior strike detection. Super light swing weight. 10-foot length offers excellent reach and line control for tight-line nymphing. Beyond Euro techniques, the rod can also be used to fish a single dry fly, dry/dropper rigs, or even nymphing with a strike indicator.
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.
The Recon 3-Weight 8’4″ 4-Piece 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 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.
The Recon 4-Weight 8’6″ 4-Piece is a 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.
The Recon 4-Weight 9′ 4-Piece Fly Rod is 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.
The Recon 4-Weight 10′ 4-Piece Fly Rod 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. A superior value in a mid-priced rod with premium performance.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Light saltwater is some of the most fun you can have with a fly rod, and the Recon 6-Weight 9′ 4-Piece SW in the saltwater configuration is the weapon you want. Whether schoolie stripers or bonefish on a calm flat, hooking into a saltwater game fish with a light rod is pure enjoyment. But make no mistake, the Recon 906-4 SW has the ability to handle the task, cut through the wind, and with its improved accuracy, provide you with the perfect fly rod at a price you’ll love. The best part is this is a great double- duty rod for freshwater as well, offering exactly the same performance as the freshwater Recon 906-4, only configured with a solid aluminum reel seat and a fighting butt.
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.
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.
The 8-Weight 9′ 4-Piece Fly Rod is one of the two best-selling Recon length and line weight configurations. (The other one is the 905-4. For the saltwater angler, the 908-4 is generally the first rod in the quiver based solely on its versatility in species. From bonefish to bonito, stripers to bluefish, false albacore to redfish, the Recon 908-4 is a saltwater workhorse that can do it all. With improved accuracy and strength, this rod is a sight fishing gem. If you like to drag big bass out of the weeds in freshwater, this rod can do it with ease, and at this price point, having one is easy and having two is even better.
The Recon 8-Weight 10′ 4-Piece Fly Rod is a steelheader’s dream, with premium performance at an exceptional mid-price point. The 108-4 is the answer for power and reach, and it’s a rod built in Vermont by Orvis rod designers with just the action you need. Perfect for saltwater shore anglers as well, with the length to keep that backcast up off the beach. Big flies, big reach, big fish, and a price far below the performance, accuracy, and strength you will receive in return.
The Recon 9-Weight 9′ 4-Piece Fly Rod is perhaps the most versatile saltwater rod configuration there is. In the Northeast, it is the standard for the four major fly-rod species, striped bass, bonito, false albacore, and bluefish, all of which range the Northeast Coast. The Recon 909-4 offers the strength to handle all of these fish and to power a line through often tough and windy conditions. Go further south, and it is perfect for snook, permit, bull reds, and even juvenile tarpon. In freshwater, this rod is a good bet for lunker bass in the weeds, and carp as well. If you spend a lot of time in salt, the Recon 909-4 will be the fly rod you use most often from beach or boat, and at this price will pay you back tenfold in the cost-to-fun ratio.
The Recon 10-Weight 9′ 4-Piece Fly Rod knows there are times when you need more power. Fishing for big saltwater game fish can involve heavy currents and tough winds, not to mention bigger and stronger fish. For big stripers and blues in the Northeast rips and winter bull reds in Louisiana, the Recon 910-4 provides the power and the accuracy to put the fly where it needs to be, and then handle the result. This is the perfect secondary rod to carry bonefishing in case you encounter permit, juvenile tarpon, and barracuda. In freshwater it is an excellent choice for throwing huge, bushy predator flies to big pike and Florida-strain largemouth in the weeds. If big predators are your target, big flies are your ammo, and tough conditions are the norm, The Recon 910-4 is one rod you absolutely want in your hand.
The Recon 12-Weight 9′ 4-Piece Fly Rod is a premium performance tarpon rod, but at a price that will allow you to spend an extra day fishing. With the latest in Orvis design and construction technology, the Recon 912-4 offers significantly improved accuracy and strength, both attributes being critical when targeting the silver king. When the guide makes the call, you can cast with confidence, knowing this rod will track straight and true. For this price you will not find a better tarpon rod, period. Don’t just take one. Take two.
| Size | 763-4, 103-4, 904-4, 906-4, 906-4 SW, 907-4, 908-4, 909-4, 910-4 |
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