"The Evening Hatch" is a daily dose of anything fly fishing, human interest, and sometimes from left field. It will be short, informative, and entertaining. Enjoy it as an easy way to end the day.

'The Morning Hatch' is a daily dose of anything fly fishing, human interest, and sometimes from left field. It will be short, informative, and entertaining.

I wanted to know, first-hand, the difference between the Orvis Helios D and F, so I tested both fly rods side by side in tough, real-world fly fishing conditions.

Nor do his colleagues in fly fishing diss the company, many of whom showed up in Missoula, Montana recently for a three-day gathering called the Orvis Guide Rendezvous.

Orvis’s flagship store in Manchester has one- and two-day women’s fly fishing schools this summer. One of the one-day schools was earlier this month, and there is another one on Tuesday, July 10.

I tested the new Orvis Helios for accuracy and distance to see if its better than my favorite old Helios 3D.

I wanted to know the difference between the Orvis Helios D and F, so I tested both fly rods side by side in tough, real-world fly fishing conditions.