Events: Del Brown Permit Results, Southern Bluefin Record, All American Backcountry Fishing Tournament

July 24, 2012 By: Gus Delaporte

  • Tony Nobregas, guided by Capt. Rob Fordyce, was the winner of last week’s Del Brown Permit Tournament in Key West.
  • Australian angler Peter Morse may have broken the 8kg tippet world record for Southern Bluefin Tuna after landing a 19kg fish.
  • The Cheeca Lodge and Spa in Islamorada has announced the first annual All American Backcountry Fishing Tournament, set to take place November 9-11. The fly division will award points from 120-350 for landing redfish, permit, tarpon, bonefish and snook.