I fished Quinte for many many years Joe, but it was always in May and we always fished after dark. Minnow baits like Rapalas & Bomber Long "A"s in black/white and blue/white always produced and waaaaay back in the day we used Pikie minnows and did well with them too.
Preferred areas to fish was shallow mud flats close to shore.
Don't know if those tactics would work in the fall, but just thought I'd toss it into the ring.