Saturday, June 23, 2018 Today I headed to Hustler Lake. There is a 280 rod portage into Ruby and then a 5 rod into Hustler Lake. The first half of the portage is mainly up hill. And there's a point at the end where you think you've finally plateaued but the portage has one more ascent. There are many nice old growth pines in the middle of the portage and many Moccasin Flowers as well. The paddle across Ruby is short. The lake is clear and is surrounded by many beautiful pines I planned on camping on the middle north site but there is a group there, so I decided to head toward the site on the south end. in hind-site I should have asked the group if they were leaving. I decide to have lunch and set up a tarp and wait to see what the other group is going to do. After eating, it appears the other group is gone. I pack everything up and paddle to my new site. This site has a few good tent pads close to the lake. The landing area is nice with a good spot to jump in the water. Watch out though, there is a very large snapping turtle that will eat your fish if you're not careful. The rest of the day I catch a few bass a several decent northerns. Also photographed the Swamp PInk Orchid and Pitcher Plant. Tonight I have the entire lake to myself.