Eastern Ma & New England Area Fishing Reports

[Fishing Rhino]

I've had surgery for two torn meniscus in my right leg.  It was a piece of cake.  When I came to, I had no pain and only four small bandages on my knee.  Didn't need crutches.  Didn't need the pain meds he prescribed.

 

I have no doubt my left knee will need surgery for a torn meniscus. 

 

I had my MRI Thursday afternoon.  My next appointment with the dock is for two Thursdays hence.  On Monday I'm going to call the office to see if I can have an earlier appointment.  It was scheduled for two weeks to allow time to get the MRI. 

 

If surgery is needed, I'd like to get it done the week after Christmas.  We leave here on February 10th for speedweeks in Daytona.  That would be six weeks after surgery.  That would allow time for the three post op visits to the doctor.

[Jigfishn10]

I've had surgery for two torn meniscus in my right leg.  It was a piece of cake.  When I came to, I had no pain and only four small bandages on my knee.  Didn't need crutches.  Didn't need the pain meds he prescribed.

 

I have no doubt my left knee will need surgery for a torn meniscus. 

 

I had my MRI Thursday afternoon.  My next appointment with the dock is for two Thursdays hence.  On Monday I'm going to call the office to see if I can have an earlier appointment.  It was scheduled for two weeks to allow time to get the MRI. 

 

If surgery is needed, I'd like to get it done the week after Christmas.  We leave here on February 10th for speedweeks in Daytona.  That would be six weeks after surgery.  That would allow time for the three post op visits to the doctor.

 

Really, no swelling or pain after surgery?!? I'm hoping for that.

 

Do you know what they did, meniscus repair (sutures) or meniscectomy?

 

Good luck!

[Fishing Rhino]

I had swelling/fluid, but no pain.  On follow up visits to the docs, he removed the fluid which was a little uncomfortable, but not bad.

 

If this surgery goes as well as the one several years ago, I'll be very pleased.  I have no apprehension regarding the surgery.  Surgery isn't what it used to be.  You get "doped up" just before they wheel you into surgery.  Chances are the only thing you'll remember is them wheeling you out of the pre-op unit.  You won't even remember when they started surgery. 

 

The next thing you'll know, is when you wake up in recovery.

 

When I had hand surgery several years ago, they gave me too much information.  Info I could have done without.  The anesthesiologist told be he would be wrapping an elastic band a inch or two wide (don't remember which) around my hand and arm.  He would start at the fingers then work down the arm until he had squeezed all the blood out of my arm.  Then he would fill my arm with novocaine, lydocaine, or some other cain to make sure my hand was numb for the surgery.

 

I told him that was info that I did not need.

[DogBone_384]

With a day off and beautiful forecast I launched my kayak @ Lout Pond in Plymouth for the first time.  Spent some time exploring the place.  It's a little kettle with steep drop offs, one point, some trees in the water and a fairly shallow bank by the road.  What it didn't have today was any fish for me....  There were three others fishing from shore while I was there. I saw only one fish caught while they were all there.

 

I moved over to Little Pond around 1:00 or so.  It's a known good for bass and trout.  I didn't get so much as a whiff at my normal spots on the pond.  Trout started hitting the surface around 3:00 and two were nice enough to accommodate my little rainbow flavored jointed Rapala.  Both participants were 1-5.  One was obviously a rainbow, but the second one I'm not sure of because I never caught one like this:

[deaknh03]

Brookie??

[DogBone_384]

The photos Google gave me show Brook Trout being darker, with an almost orange/red belly.  The closest match I could find might be a faded/young Brown Trout, but I've never caught many trout, with all but this one being rainbow or california rainbow.  

 

Either way, it's better than getting skunked.

[grampa1114]

Probably a Salmon...they slide them in a lot lately...caught one last year and a big one about 15 years ago. Check Atlantic Salmon.

Grampa

 

[Fishing Rhino]

Hey DB, here's another pond you might consider.  Little Herring Pond.  It's an ideal pond for car toppers.  It's in the Mass ponds site.  It is just north of Great Herring and the two ponds are connected by a small brook/stream.  Do not think it's navigable.  I've heard good things about it, but for some reason haven't gotten around to trying it.  It's ninety acres with an average depth of three feet.  In the spring, some spawning herring pass right through GH and follow the stream into LH where they spawn.

 

Check it out.

[Jigfishn10]

I'm going with juvenile brookie...tail looks squared like a brook

[DogBone_384]

Probably a Salmon...they slide them in a lot lately...caught one last year and a big one about 15 years ago. Check Atlantic Salmon.

Grampa

 

Will do. Have to start bringing a cooler and/or stringer line with me... they taste G O O D....

[DogBone_384]

Hey DB, here's another pond you might consider.  Little Herring Pond.  It's an ideal pond for car toppers.  It's in the Mass ponds site.  It is just north of Great Herring and the two ponds are connected by a small brook/stream.  Do not think it's navigable.  I've heard good things about it, but for some reason haven't gotten around to trying it.  It's ninety acres with an average depth of three feet.  In the spring, some spawning herring pass right through GH and follow the stream into LH where they spawn.

 

Check it out.

 

Might have to bail on work Sunday and check it out..... temps are supposed to float around 60.....

 

Looking at Google Maps, it might be a little challenge getting the kayak to it, though I'm not afraid to ask permission from a resident.  I've got day shifts off the rest of the week, perhaps I'll take a drive down there and investigate.

[Fishing Rhino]

There is a public access at the south end of the pond.

Go here: http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/dfg/dfw/maps-destinations/state-pond-maps.html

When this page opens, click on "list" on the left side of the page, about half way down.

When the next page opens, just below map and list, select 100, and scroll to the bottom of the list. On the right side at the bottom of the list click on "2"

When that page opens scroll up to Little Herring and click on map. It will show the access and tell you about the pond.

If you have a problem getting to the pond map send me your email via private message and I'll send you the file attached to the email.

The web site is odd. You can open up the various pages and copy the URL, but when you get to the last step, the maps,it opens as a PDF file.

Edit. Perhaps the easiest way to navigate this map is to zoom on the map of the first page to get separation between the circles. Put the curser on a circle and click on it. The name of the pond will appear and if you click on "map" the information about access, fish populations, etc. will open. It's the better way to search for ponds in the areas you want to explore.

[Jigfishn10]

My doctor finally got back to me after 2 weeks and referred me to an orthopedic specialist. Got an appointment for tomorrow...Let the fun begin

 

On a fishing note, our temps look very promising for the upcoming weekend. I rigged up a jerkbait, and have a rippin rap and little cleo at the ready. Bass and trout will be the target species on Saturday.

[Fishing Rhino]

My doctor finally got back to me after 2 weeks and referred me to an orthopedic specialist. Got an appointment for tomorrow...Let the fun begin

 

On a fishing note, our temps look very promising for the upcoming weekend. I rigged up a jerkbait, and have a rippin rap and little cleo at the ready. Bass and trout will be the target species on Saturday.

I'll make a suggestion, based on my experience a few years ago when I caught bass right up to and including New Year's Eve.

Think slow. Think very slow. I caught them on a wacky rig worm. Cast, let it sink and leave it alone for fifteen to twenty seconds, longer if you can stand it. Then move the worm an inch or two and let it sit again. If I did not get a hit in the first three or four feet of the retrieve I'd reel in and cast again.

It seemed as though the bait had to land on the fishes nose and left to sit for a while. Sometimes they would take it before I began the retrieve, but they never move once they took the bait, until they felt the tug on their jaw/mouth.

I tried other plastics without success. What I wish I had tried was a shaky head floating worm that would stand up on the bottom.

Once hooked, even a five pound bass came to the boat like a discarded sneaker.

[Jigfishn10]

My primary doc called and said I had "moderate" arthritis, the orthopedic specialist today totally ruled that out and said slight meniscus tear. MRI is being scheduled as we speak.

[DogBone_384]

Anybody out there try dropshotting a floating Rapala minnow?

I'm giving a go at Little Pond (Plymouth), a small kettle shaped pond with LMB, trout, and salmon. It's maximum depth is 50', with an average of roughly 30'. My kayak's Lowrance shows groups of fish near the bottom in 30+ feet. I assume they're not bass.

I've never tried it, and am looking for pointers from anyone who has.

Thanks for your replies. I'll post my success, if any, when I get back.

[Jigfishn10]

Finally!!!! I got an MRI appointment set for Monday

[Fishing Rhino]

It'll take about a half hour once they start the machine.

[DogBone_384]

Found this while watching the Celtics frustrate Lebron .... and looking for new spots to fish next season.

 

http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/dfg/fba/

[Jigfishn10]

It'll take about a half hour once they start the machine.

Good to know, thanks for the info.

 

Found this while watching the Celtics frustrate Lebron .... and looking for new spots to fish next season.

 

http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/dfg/fba/

Great link, thanks for posting.

[DogBone_384]

Just doing my part in keeping MA bass nervous...

[Jigfishn10]

I have vacation and 1 personal day left for the year so I took a personal day today and went to Hougtons Pond for a couple of hours until the cold rain drops forced me out.

I tied on a 3" minnow that I modified to give it a painfully slow decent. With a slight twitch, it'll right itself and then stay in one place for a few seconds before it will painfully sink again.

No bass today, but a nice 15" pickerel, a crappie - which surprised me - and a perch which is the first I've seen or heard of from a pond I've been fishing since the late nineties.

[Fishing Rhino]

Had the pre-opt testing today for the Jan 8th arthroscopic surgery on my left knee.  A visit with the nurse practitioner next Thursday and eight days later the surgery.

It's not being done at the hospital.  Being done at a Surgicenter.  No anesthesia, just the med they use for a colonoscopy so you remember nothing. Once that kicks in, the anesthetist will novocaine, or lydocaine my knee, and that's it.  No tourniquet will be used in order to reduce the chances of a clot(s) forming.

Follow up with the orthopedic surgeon a week later.

[Jigfishn10]

Good luck Rhino, how's the schedule work for your annual trip south for the races? You think you'll have enough PT time prior?

Let me know how you do, I have an MRI and a meeting with the ortho doc to discuss arthroscopy. This is my first rodeo.

[Fishing Rhino]

3 hours ago, Jigfishn10 said:

Good luck Rhino, how's the schedule work for your annual trip south for the races? You think you'll have enough PT time prior?

Let me know how you do, I have an MRI and a meeting with the ortho doc to discuss arthroscopy. This is my first rodeo.

If it's anything like the last meniscus repair, I'd be ready to head to Florida the day after surgery.

Barring any unexpected circumstances, I'll have more than enough time, four to five weeks before heading to the races.  The doc told me I should be good to go.

Didn't need physical therapy the last time, but if I do, I'll follow the regimen they prescribe regarding strengthening and flexibility exercises.

A different doc this time, but both used the same term to describe a torn meniscus.  It's like a hangnail that needs trimming.  They find it with the scope then nip it off, and extract it.  That's all there is to it. No stitches and a couple of band aids to cover the access holes.