Glad to see you getting out some. Met a man yesterday that had both knees replaced and was fishing out of a small gheenoe with a friend. You’ll be back up in no time. I thought of you when he spoke of his knee issues.
The way I launch and recover my boat a lot is to put the trailer as close as possible to the walkway and step from the boat to the dock, after driving it on. Maybe that would work for you at the right ramp.
Normandy Lake is close to you. Is there no bluegill and cracker population there? I’ve caught some good crappie there in years past.
Creativity is just intelligence fooling around