Oakland Bait & Tackle

06/22/2026

River is on the rise again!!!

OBT is not open tomorrow, but I'll be around if you need something stop by and holler.

Should be great bow fishing by morning.

See ya at the river!!!

06/21/2026

Happy Father's Day

Oakland Bait & Tackle is closed today due to the inclement weather. We will reopen on Wednesday at 10am (if we're not under water, hehe)

06/21/2026

06/19/2026

Photo dump!!!

Been stacking a gew pics from the past couple of weeks. Still plenty of good activity down at Oakland Mills for channel cat and flathead even with the river starting to recede. With the weather coming in Sunday, today and Saturday show to be good opportunities to fish this Father's Day weekend.

In the shop we have fresh orders of Mad Katz and Catch the Fever rods, Whisker Seeker and Mad Katz reels, terminal tackle and some new Mad Katz merch.

Remember we have music at Lu-Lu's Landing and the bait shop parking lot will be closed at 6pm and shop access will limited.

See ya at the river!

06/17/2026

Update from Oakland Mills!

06/16/2026

Well, the guys are at it again on the dam. Flathead bite is still hanging in there. Rob was able to land this 38+ pounder with a bluegill earlier today.

The Oakland Mills dam continues to produce great fish this year.

See ya at the river!!

06/15/2026

The long awaited Goliath 6000 spinning reel from Mad Katz are officially released. It's a sharp looking reel, built for heavy duty work it comes with stainless steel gears, aluminum machined body, 9+1 gear ratio and 50 lbs of drag!

It's a hefty price point at $299 retail but if you are interested in one of these hit me up and I can order directly from Mad Katz!

Thanks, see ya at the river!

06/13/2026

Remember ladies, next Sunday is Father's Day! Come down to Oakland Bait & Tackle and check out a new rod and/or reel for your husband/father. Just received a new shipment of Catch the Fever rods, with new inventory of Mad Katz and Whisker Seekers arriving soon!

There is no such thing as too many fishing poles (kinda like you tell us about shoes 😜😶).

06/12/2026

Another beast from the dam! Rowan and his friends stopped by the shop this afternoon for some bait, and boy did it pay off. Rowan stated it weighed 47 lbs and he caught it off an always dependable nightcrawlers.

Shaping up to be an exciting weekend!

Congratulations Rowan!!!!