V. Bay fall fishing thoughts???

[Marque]

I've caught a few times this summer but haven't fished it hard at all. Think I made 7 trips since April. Best trip was a solo trip in mid July. limit of trout, 3 reds, 3 flounder all inside. Caught 30 another time at Tete Butte on topwater in some slop. One good trip to the pass but no limit. Last trip was bad didn't even look for trout but found a limit of reds. Worse trip was early April only caught 3 reds, and 4 another trip in July. I've gotten to know Big Lake as well as I know the bay, I rather drive another 30 min and be able to see my bait and not feel like I should be running crawfish cages instead of fishing.