LKGA is, once again, looking forward to hosting the largest and most competitive catch and release Permit tournament in the world. We salute Bonefish & Tarpon trust to help support their vital Permit research and conservation matters with proceeds from the tournament.
Official Scoreboard March Merkin 2023
Angler/Guide | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | FINAL |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bolander/Friedman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brune/D. Gable | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Carruthers/Benson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Christian/Huff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
delBosque/Paulson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dobson/Yoder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dougherty/LaBadie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ferguson/Holeman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Harkins/Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hirsch/Calabro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Holt/Luce | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kaplan/S. Gable | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kaufman/Rust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Henderson/Snell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lichstein/Horn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lynch/Phinney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Margo/Delashmit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Packo/Becker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Perkinson/Kramarz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Smith/Slater | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Soice/Stilley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stinnett/O'Hearn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ucan/Rea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vallilee/Kilpatrick | 0 | 0 | 84 | 84 |
Ward/Cyr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Winners
23 permit caught – 24 boats
- Grand Champions: Jose Ucan / Capt Justin Rea; 7 fish total – 537 points
- First Runner-Up: Kat Vallilee / Capt Doug Kilpatrick; 4 fish – 366 points
- Runner-Up: Wes Smith / Capt Ian Slater; 3 fish – 281 points
- Largest Fish: Mike Ward/ Capt Brandon Cyr – 30.5″ 122 points

2023 March Merkin
March 13-16, 2023
The 2023 March Merkin will be in Key West at Oceans Edge Resort & Marina
Silent Online Auction
Begins March 13th at 7PM and closes March 16th at 7PM.


Thank you
A big thank you to everyone who has donated to the March Merkin Permit Tournament over the years. We appreciate your loyalty to us and the charities we represent.
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March Merkin 2023 Dates
March 13-16, 2023
Oceans Edge Resort & Marina
5950 Peninsular Ave.
Key West, FL 33040
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