It’s been a good time for Brianna Abercrombie to break in as a fisheries assistant for the MDNR because, well, she’s dealing with mostly contented people.
“This year they are happy with the salmon fishing,” said Abercrombie while waiting for what she termed “DYI” anglers to return to the Leland Harbor. “It’s been phenomenal really. These charter boats will come in with a limit in less than three hours of fishing.”
Abercrombie, who is spending the summer camping in a trailer in Benzie County due to a lack of housing in Leelanau, spent Monday in Leland interviewing fishers and recording their catches. Her job does not entail gathering data about the catches of charter captains, who are required to transfer that information onto a state website.
