I have the same Lefty DVD and the patterns he suggests work really well, especially the baby bass color scheme. I read an article in the May/June edition of the American Angler. There was a pattern that was used for Stripers on the East coast, pretty wild coloration with chartreuse, pink, purple and white. Although these may be a bit bright for clearer water rivers (I fish the DuPage alot) it's nice because you get a very wide gap for hooking up effectively and like the bend back the material used acts as a a weed guard, which is why the name Snag Free Delight is self explanatory. Anyway, the Snag Free Delight as it was referred to uses a worm hook like our plastic worm throwing brethren use for L/M bass. I tried it in more muted colors (olive, white and brown deer hair, although synthetics work well too) and it really works. I have tied these in a 1/0, 2/0 as well as smaller sizes. The important thing when choosing the correct hook is a longer neck than some of the typical worm hooks you see. As an example the Owner 5110 has a much longer neck, which allows you tie on material without crowding too much. For pictures of what I am taking about google "snag free delight fly pattern" and it will give you the details or pick up the magazine (I prefer that so I can add to my some of my reference materials). Lotsa luck.