The Latest Breaking News from CJ Smith Resort

Bait shop changes, crossbows, pink salmon, cougars, lakefront northern pike

Bait shop changes around Chicago, record crossbow usage by Illinois bowhunters, pink salmon records, cougars in Illinois and northern pike on the Chicago lakefront are among the top stories in the outdoors around Chicago during 2022.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 24, 2022

New ownership brings continuity to C.J. Smith Resort, the oldest family bait shop around Chicago

The bait shop was sold Aug. 12. The new ownership brings plans for a few tweaks.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 26, 2022