For the first time this season, we put in at Voyager's Landing in Elgin. The Fox River is pretty tame in this area. You usually share it with a handful of jetskis ripping around under 90, but other than that, it is pretty empty. Get in and cut to the other side asap. That way you don't have to deal with all the fisherman on the west side of the river.
Since we added fishing to our paddling trips, that is all we do while we are out there. We spent about 5 hours out on the water and covered about 4 miles. We like to paddle north and stop at South Park to play on the playground and hit the bathroom. Then we try and head further north from there into West Dundee.
This time the water north of the bike bridge at South Park was very shallow. We could not find a deep channel so we had to spin around and head back. The nice part of this area is that there is a strong current. We just coasted all the way back past the park and into the wider section of the river.
We hung out on the shore for a little while and fished. It is amazing how time flies when you are just enjoying the water. It was a great little bank in the shade that we landed at.....so we were not too quick to leave.
We love this section of the Fox River. It is not very populated, and the water is usually pretty calm. The levels are way down, but it is still worth paddling. There are a few coves that you can see ducks, herons, and turtles.
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