2017 Del Brown Invitational Permit Tournament
The tournament begins July 8th at 6PM at La Trattoria Oceanside. The restaurant is located at 3591 S. Roosevelt Blvd in Key West. It’s adjacent to Benihana and close to Key West Airport. There is ample parking in the back lot.
We have 23 teams of angler and guide competing this year for top honors in the 17th Annual Del Brown Permit Tournament.
Fishing Days are Sunday, Monday and Tuesday with fishing hours beginning at 7:30 AM and lines out at 3:30 PM. All boats must be checked in by 4:30 PM at the scorekeeper’s table upstairs at Hurricane Hole Bar & Grill in Key West.
Schedule of Events
6PM Dinner at LaTrattoria Oceanside
Kick-off for tournament, captains meeting, hand out tournament bags
Sunday, July 9
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 Cash Bar Upstairs at Hurricane Hole
4:30 PM All Scoresheets Returned to Scorekeeper
Monday, July 10
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 Cash Bar
4:30 PM All Scoresheets Returned to Scorekeeper
Tuesday, July 11
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 Cash Bar
4:30 PM All Scoresheets Returned to Scorekeeper
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.
