Best technique(s) for given situation?

Hello all!

First of all, I wanted to say "thank you" to all who post here - your
informative and insightful messages have been a tremendous help to a novice
like me.

I had a chance on Monday to get out on a local reservoir and wet some lines
and I wonder if my technique for the given conditions could have been MUCH
better.

It was a very bright, sunny day and the temperature was about 92 degrees.
There was a southwesterly wind of about 10 miles an hour and the water was
heavily stained muddy brown - hard to see anything beyond first foot of
depth.

I spent most of the time fishing shady areas along the bank where there was
structure. I was in the shallow end of the reservoir, however, and in the
deepest parts it was probably only 10 feet deep.

I was using nightcrawlers, bee moths, and some Berkely fake nightcrawlers.
I tried a few spinners and a few jigs, but the muddiness of the water seemed
to convince me that scent was most important.

So, all of that said, what would the experts have done differently? I can't
wait to see the different approaches and I thank you all in advance for your
insight!

Best regards!
Mick