July 18-21, 2021
Sugarloaf Key, Florida
Del Brown 2021 – July 18-21
The 2021 Del Brown Permit Tournament will be held July 18th through 21st in Sugarloaf Key. The tournament for 2021 is full but please email us if you wish to be put on the waiting list for future events.
July 18th
Kick-off Dinner
South of the Seven Restaurant – Sugarloaf Key
5:30PM
July 19th
Fishing Day
Depart Sugarloaf at 7:30AM – Lines out at 3:30PM
Scoring until 4:30PM at South of the Seven Restaurant
July 20th
Fishing Day
Depart Sugarloaf at 7:30AM – Lines out at 3:30PM
Scoring until 4:30PM at South of the Seven Restaurant
July 21st
Fishing Day
Depart Sugarloaf at 7:30AM – Lines out at 3:30PM
Scoring until 4:30PM at South of the Seven Restaurant
Awards immediately following at 5PM
Sugarloaf Marina will be open early for use of the ramp, ice, drinks and snacks.
Breakfast to go will be available and lunch. Drinks and food after fishing at South of the Seven.
SPONSORS
Final Results – Del Brown 2018
Del Brown Invitational Permit Tournament – July 15-18, 2018 . – Key West, FL
Grand Champions
Jose Ucan of Punta Allen, Mexico
Capt. Justin Rea
Sugarloaf Key, FL
6 Permit Total
2nd Place
Nathanial Linville, Key West, FL
Capt. John O’Hearn
Key West, FL
3 Permit Total
3rd Place
Connor Flanagan, Bozeman, MT
Capt. Brandon Cyr
Key West, FL
2 Permit, including the largest fish of the tournament.
Largest Permit
Connor Flanagan, Bozeman, MT
Capt. Brandon Cyr, Key West, FL
Largest Fish at 26.25” to the fork
Bonefish Division – Fun Division
Ivar Bolander, Santa Rosa, CA
Capt. Steve Friedman, Islamorada, FL
18 Bonefish releases
Day Two Results
The second day of the Del Brown the weather was about the same as Day 1. There were 7 permit caught, 4 by one boat and three on 3 individual boats. The team that released 4 permit was Jose Ucan and Capt. Justin Rea. Mike Dawes and Capt. Will Benson released one, Justin Sexton and Capt Bear Holeman released one permit and Connor Flanagan and Capt. Brandon Cyr released the largest for the day 26.25″.
Day One Results
The 2018 Del Brown Invitational Permit Tournament started with a beautiful flat calm morning. Skies were clear and the sunrise was beautiful! A field of 22 teams on 22 boats departed Hurricane Hole Marina at 7:30AM to go fishing.
Robert Dougherty & Capt. Ian Slater
Connor Flanagan & Capt. Brandon Cyr
Connor Flanagan & Capt. Brandon Cyr
Joe Skrumbellos & Capt. Matt Fitzgerald
Joe Skrumbellos & Capt. Matt Fitzgerald
Chris Stinnett & Capt. Rob Kramarz
José Ucan / Capt. Justin Rea
Peter Vandergrift / Capt. Shane Smith
22.25″ / 150 points
25.25″ / 150 points
20.5″ / 150 points
17.5″ / 100 points
24.25″ / 150 points
18.25″ / 150 points
Peter Vandergrift / Capt. Shane Smith
Many thanks to all the supporters of the Del Brown, both past and present. We appreciate your generosity greatly!
About Del Brown
The Del Brown Permit Tournament is dedicated to the man who made permit fishing with a fly rod famous, the late Del Brown. Brown caught 513 permit on a fly rod in his lifetime. Brown tied a fly called the “Merkin” that was a close enough representation of a crab that permit rushed to eat it. Today there are many styles of the Merkin fly, most of them are a representation of Brown’s crab. The Del Brown Permit Tournament was established in 2001 and continues to honor the late Del Brown with this annual event in July. The Del Brown makes a contribution to Bonefish Tarpon Tru