Hi all, I have a little 15 ft boat with a trolling motor on it, anyone know any good water close to south Houston ( Alvin ) area that i can launch that�s pretty close. everywhere I know about is just too far away from me...

Welcome to the forum mikey01, I used to live in Friendswood many years ago. We used to fish in a couple of places close to you. Chocolate Bayou should be south of you a short distance, it is fresh if you go upstream enough, but is salty as you get closer to the bay. The great thing is you may catch a bass one day, and a spec, red, or flounder the next day, depending on the tide. Dickinson Bayou and Clear Creek are great options too. Same principles there too, fresher water is closer to the Friendswood area, and it gets saltier closer to Clear Lake and Galveston Bay.

Mikey,
There aint squat that I have found around South Houston/Friendswood. Clear Creek has a hazardous waste contamination consumption ban on it. Chocolate/Halls/Nicks Bayous are all possible, but for Halls and Nicks you have to go through the bay to get to them.

I have a friend that Caught Redfish, LArgemouth, and A small tarpon from one of the three bayous I just named on One Trip.

You might consider Sheldon, or Luces Bayou in Lake Houston. Stowaway Marina in Conroe would not be bad either. The Real trick is where do you want to fish. Texana is down around Ganado on 59, and I am positive your boat would do fine there in the upper stretches. I grew up fishing out of a Decked out 14 foot John boat, with a 9.8 Merc and a minn kota foot control. We fished Kentucky Lake, Lake Oconee, and several oxbows and sloughs out of that lil boat. you might want to get a lil outboard for it just to increase your range, and help you get home when the wind gets up.

Personally, If I had a john boat, I would put a 10hp outboard on it, a saltwater rated trolling motor and woudl spend a year learning Chocolate between Hwy 35 and FM 2004.

BTW, I live in Friendswood.

Lake houston is not to bad, like mention before Luces Bayou.

And on the other side of the dam there is good times marina that puts you on san jacinto river. you can catch bass, cats and reds even gar. just google good times marina