Fishing at Co Jordan in Cebu

Co Jordan is one of the more popular pond fishing spots in Cebu today.  It is located in Tayud, Consolacion, Cebu.  To get there by public transport, ride a jeepney that will get you to SM Consolacion and embark just before the bridge a few meters from the front of the mall.  Take a tricycle and you’ll arrive there in a few minutes.  Here's the map >>> Co Jordan Fishing

If fishing is your trip, they have tilapia and bangus in which even noobs can catch within a minute, provided it is feeding time (between 4- 6pm) and you are on the right spot.  You don’t need to have your own expensive rods as they have bamboos already set up.  Rental for the rod is cheap at P10 and you have to buy the dough bait at P10 pesos each.  The net where you place your catch are free for use. You can also ask from them fish food pellets so that fishing will be much easier for you.

Some people have also caught other fish species but they are not the usual specie found in the dining table. So, it's better you release them alive if you do not know them.  Please don’t massacre them.  I even caught a giant crab which weighed 3/4 kilo.  The poor creature got entangled in my line so it was purely accidental. I released it alive upon learning that it costs P500/kilo. Bangus and tilapia caught are sold at 160 per kilo if uncooked.  If you want them cooked, it becomes 200 per kilo

They do not encourage catch and release.  You'll see them frown if you won't buy your catch.  You can also choose your own spot even if you not renting a cottage.  You can stay on the unoccupied huts or go farther away if you feel like it.

I have seen Co Jordan in its early days, when the access road was not yet completed and there were no other huts sprouting in the place. However, it has evolved more into a restaurant and family videoke place today, and fishing has just become an added attraction.  Cottages can be rented from 200 to 500 pesos for 3 hours.  They charge an additional amount if you exceed the time limit.  If you rent the biggest cottage, you have a videoke all for yourself.  Of course, you need 5-peso coins to play the songs you want.

The food is good and the prices are affordable.  They don't just sell bangus and tilapia but they also have pork, shrimp, talaba and even tangigue and quite a good range of food choices. 

Co Jordan is the most convenient place whenever wifey and I itch for a short fishing trip.  We usually go there on Sundays from 4 - 6pm and choose the spots far from the annoying sounds of the videoke.