This paper describes the behavior of sockeye salmon fry (Oncorhynchus nerka) during their migration from stream spawning gravels to lake nursery areas. Fry were negatively phototactic, sought holding areas along stream banks during daylight hours, and only left holding areas and gravel to migrate during the darkest hours of the night. Fry migrated as individuals, facing downstream, and usually exhibited swimming movements. Certain features of the migratory behavior are discussed in terms of survival values in the face of intense piscivorous predation.