Ok,  typically when it's bright blue bird sky, and the sun is high and bright I downsize and fish very very slowly.  Shaky head, smaller jig, maybe a small senko, or t-rigged worm.

My question is does this still apply in the fall??  I usually throw larger baits in the fall, swim baits, large spinners, large crankbaits and cover as much water as possible.  

Soooo on a fall day, when the sun is high and bright w/o a cloud in the sky, what does everyone else do?

Throw all of the fall baits you listed...  they still work on clear sunny days too.  

Dunno how it is where you are, but here its a red hot shallow water bite in the backs of creeks and coves-  just like you read about.  From about 1100am to 130 pm.  Shallow water crankin' is kicking butt here!

When it is cold and sunny in the fall I generally put the Minn Kota on about 80 and fly around with a jig to any shallow water cover in the back of coves or I find any grass that hasn't died yet and pound it with a jig or brush-hog.

Any feeder or outflow can be worth trying too.