Valenzuela Fishing

Check out the Friendly Fishers Category for Kap Larry’s own website. It was made by Fam. Its loaded with pictures making the place more inviting than ever. View the pics and drool over previous catches. Motivate yourself to go there. Who knows, you might make it to their Champions page.

Last Saturday, I went on a recon trip to Tagalag. I drove up to where the road ends and where good fishing begins, to Ka Totoy Llenados pond.

About the place
This pond was the venue for the second leg of the 1st Win Gatchalian Fishing Tournament. It is composed of two large ponds. One is bordered by the river that apparently leads to Manila Bay. Among the ponds in Coloong and Tagalag, this one has noticeable wider banks which make it ideal for family fishing.

How to get there
Drive past Coloong 1 and Coloong 2 and just follow the main flow of traffic and stay on the main road. After about 300 meters, you would pass a Pancit Restaurant to your right. Get ready as you need to turn right on the next street, which leads to Barangay Bisig and Tagalag. Just drive till you reach the end of the road, about 2 Kms. Park at the dead end.

Wikimapia coordinates. Click here to view map

http://wikimapia.org/#lat=14.7317428&lon=120.9350109&z=18&l=0&m=a&v=2

Amenities and costs
I have not obtained prices of fish and cottages from the owner yet but I expect them to be same as what the other ponds charge.

Parking space is available near the pond entrance. However, this also means you have to walk about a 100 meters to get to the fishing area. I suggest you take this leisurely and just enjoy the refreshing breeze.
Bring your own bait too as bulate boys (earthworm vendors) don’t usually hang out near their entrance. A decent bathroom is also available, behind the big cottage.

Rating
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People think that Kapitan’s Pond is the only place to go fishing in Coloong 1. Few of them know that theres another promising paypond recently developed and its owned by the friendly Aling Nene.

About the place
Aling Nene’s ponds are composed of three ponds located behind their beautiful two storey house. The one near the weighing station has been seeded with tilapia and bangus. A similar sized pond can be found on your left, where several bamboo cottages on stilts have been recently added. A short banka ride further out will bring you to the third pond, which has been seeded with barramundi. However, it is believed that the barramundis have escaped from this pond and has occupied the other two. This probably is true as several anglers have already caught 2 - 3 kg specimens on artificial lures.

How to get there
Drive through Coloong 1. About 500 meters before you get to Kapitans pond, watch out for a small street on the right side of the road as that leads to Aling Nene’s pond. Usually, pedicabs and tricycles wait for passengers near that area so getting directions won’t be hard to find.

Google earth coordinates: 14°43′20.88″N latitude / 120°56′48.25″E longitude
lat=14.7224655865, lon=120.946735161

http://wikimapia.org/#lat=14.7210758&lon=120.9462762&z=17&l=0&m=a&v=2

Amenities and costs
Prices of fish and cottages are very competitive. And the best thing is, they don’t charge any entrance fees! So you can bring your whole family along without spending an extra 50 php per head.
However, parking space may be a problem as they don’t have a parking area compared to Kapitans. Furthermore, bulate boys (earthworm vendors) don’t usually hang out near their entrance, so you should be either bringing your own (ewww!) or drive further and get some at Kaps place. There is also a newly constructed bathroom available, which is a necessity when nature calls.

For further inquiries, you may call Aling Nene at 2940458. However, please search this site for the information you are looking for or just leave me a message before calling them up. They are a little short of staff and as always, courtesy and consideration is expected of inquiring anglers.

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Pictures of catches

Below is a scanned copy of the flyer included in last years Fishing Tournament participants kit. Its a list of pond owners who welcome anglers to fish their ponds. I have not been to most of them so better call the owner to confirm availability.

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I was driving by Tagalag and noticed that some gates had large horseshoe signages on them. Horsehoes are said to bring good luck. In this case, the Horseshoe meant one thing to me: one of the best developed ponds in Valenzuela, where if you get lucky, you might land a big one.

About the place
This ponds distinct feature, aside from the horseshoe, is the amount of investment put into its development. Instead of bamboo cottages, they offer aircon rooms. Instead of muddy and uneven banks, they have railed concrete walkways. Top class amenities compared to the other ponds.

How to get there
Drive past Coloong 1 and Coloong 2 and just follow the main flow of traffic and stay on the main road. After about 300 meters, you would pass a Pancit Restaurant to your right. Get ready as you need to turn right on the next street, which leads to Barangay Bisig and Tagalag. Just drive keep an eye out for the Horsehoe sign.

Here it is at Wikimapia: http://wikimapia.org/#lat=14.7268763&lon=120.9348983&z=18&l=0&m=a&v=2

Amenities and costs
Parking space fit for you classy SUV is available near the pavilion. Its free, has a gate and well kept.
They even have a pavilion which you can rent out for wedding, birthdays and just about any celebration. They have a coffeshop and bar with a very clean restroom to boot. The pics below show the prices. Im just to lazy to retype them so please bear with me.
The receptionist’s name is Nini, you may contact her for inquiries: 2946688 and 2946699

Rating
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I have been living in Valenzuela since 1986. Admittedly, it’s not a first class municipality like Makati yet. It doesn’t have high rise buildings, flyovers nor an MRT system.

In fact, Valenzuela has been loosely classified as an “industrial / residential area”. Most people still think that its part of the province of Bulacan. In reality, Valenzuela is one of Manila’s younger cities and is very much part of the urban metropolis.

This identity crisis is actually Valenzuela’s hidden charm. While warehouses and factories abound in Valenzuela, very few people know that it also nestles what can be considered the best urban fishing spots within Metro Manila. Valenzuela is a unique mix of urban industrialization and rustic rural relaxation.

The barangays of Coloong and Tagalag are both gifted with numerous private ponds. As one drives through its narrow streets, it is hard not to notice that most houses have ponds instead of backyards! And those are just the small ones. Drive further and you’d eventually see even bigger ponds that seem to stretch as far as your eyes can see.

Allow me to let Google Earth and Wikimapia do the describing. Click on the link or the pic below:

http://wikimapia.org/#lat=14.7231304&lon=120.9468985&z=15&l=0&m=a&v=2

Valenzuela is my hometown and I am cordially inviting you to pack your rod and reel and try fishing here! Come on, its just within an hours drive from Manila!

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About the place
If Elvis is the legend of Rock and Roll, then Kapitan Larry Ramos is the legend in Coloong. Aside from being a past Barangay Captain, hence the name, Kap Larry is considered one of the pioneers in developing his pond for urban anglers.

How to get there
Check the Coloong and Tagalag Quick Info tab on the main page for general directions to get to Coloong.
Drive thru Coloong 1 about 2 kms from the main road. Once you pass the public school to your right, look ahead for a small street on the right as well. That leads to the gate and parking lot to Kaps pond.

See the place from Wikimapia:

http://wikimapia.org/#lat=14.7262485&lon=120.9448653&z=18&l=0&m=a&v=2

Amenities and Cost
His paypond is open on weekdays and weekends, from 7 am till the sun sets as there are insufficient lighting around the area. Ample parking is however available. Several nipa cottages can be rented at 300-400 day, good for 6-8 persons. For those who choose to just fish under the trees, a 50 php entrance fee is charged upon weigh in of catches.

On weekends, a modest service boat (banca) ferries people to the bigger outer pond for 25 pesos per head, to be paid on the return trip. Grills are available for use but is on a first come first served basis, so it is best to bring your own grill and charcoal.

Bait is available on site, on weekends but rarely on weekdays. There are vendors near the entrance in the early mornings who sell them for 20 pesos per cup.

Unfortunately, there are no swimming pools on the area. There are two comfort rooms in near the huts but there are none on the outer pond where the boat takes you.

There is no restaurant on site so you need to bring your own food.

What you may catch
The typical catch at Coloong are bangus (80-100/kg) and tilapia (80/kg). However, recently Barramundi up to 8 Kilos have been successfully taken on lures, but this comes with a hefty price of 250-300 /kg. Other fishes such as kitang, dalag, hito, bidbid and buan buan are also occasionally caught in the area.

Catch and Release is discouraged by the pond owner.

Rating
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