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
Del Brown 2018 Begins Tonight
The 2018 Del Brown kicks off tonight at La Trattoria Oceanside! We have 22 teams of angler and guide competing for top honors in the 18th Annual Del Brown Invitational Permit Tournament. Fishing begins Monday, July 16th at 7:30AM from Hurricane Hole Marina. Boats must conclude fishing each day at 3:30PM and be back to the scorekeeper by 4:30PM (or report in). Awards will be on Wednesday around 5:30PM at the upstairs dining room at Hurricane Hole Bar & Grill.
Rich Barnett Davie, FL Capt. Joe Rodriguez
Ivar Bolander Santa Rosa, CA Capt. Steve Friedman
Tim Brune Victor, ID Capt. Bob Paulson
Scott Christian Milton, GA Capt. John Benvenuto
Mike Dawes Wilson, WY Capt. Will Benson
Tom del Bosque Boca Raton, FL Capt. Scott Irvine
Robert Dougherty Dallas, TX Capt. Ian Slater
Connor Flanagan Bozeman, MT Capt. Brandon Cyr
John Holt Summerland Key, FL Capt. Trevor Luce
Jim Knowles Round Hill, VA Capt. Peter Heydon
Jack Lambrecht Stuart, FL Capt. Aaron Snell
Nathaniel Linville Key West, FL Capt. John O’Hearn
Alan Rivoir Denver, CO Capt. Mike O’Brien
Justin Sexton Englewood, FL Capt. Bear Holeman
Joe Skrumbellos Sunrise, FL Capt. Matt Fitzgerald
Chris Stinnett Key Largo, FL Capt. Rob Kramarz
José Ucan Punta Allen, Mexico Capt. Justin Rea
Kat Vallilee Key West, FL Capt. Drew Delashmit
Peter Vandergrift Bozeman, MT Capt. Shane Smith
Mike Ward Spokane, WA Capt. Don Gable
Nick Worswick New York, NY Capt. Mike Bartlett
Ed Young Grapevine, TX Capt. Scott Collins
Thank you to all our great sponsors for their help in making the Del Brown such a successful event!
Schedule of Events
6PM Dinner – La Trattoria Oceanside
Kick-off for tournament, captains meeting, hand out tournament bags
MONDAY, JULY 16th
6:30 AM Sign-in – Breakfast, coffee and juice Upstairs at Hurricane Hole
7:30 AM Boats may depart for fishing
3:30 PM Lines Out** – Scorekeeping, Appetizers and Open Bar Upstairs at Hurricane Hole
4:30 PM All Scoresheets Returned to Scorekeeper
TUESDAY, JULY 17th
6:30 AM Sign-in – Breakfast, coffee and juice Upstairs at Hurricane Hole
7:30 AM Boats may depart for fishing
3:30 PM Lines Out** – Scorekeeping, Appetizers and Open Bar
4:30 PM All Scoresheets Returned to Scorekeeper
WEDNESDAY, JULY 18th
6:30 AM Sign-in – Breakfast, coffee and juice Upstairs at Hurricane Hole
7:30 AM Boats may depart for fishing
3:30 PM Lines Out **– Scorekeeping, Appetizers and Open Bar
4:30 PM All Scoresheets Returned to Scorekeeper
6:00 PM AWARDS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING LAST BOAT IN
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 Trust annually to the Jon Ain Memorial Fund for continued permit research.
