Here is the fly pattern sheet for the Thunder Creek Streamer – Sockeye Salmon Fry.

Materials
Hook:
Mustad 3261D, #8
Thread:
Danville 70 denier, white
Body:
Mylar, #14
Belly:
Bucktail, white
Top:
Bucktail, brown
Gills:
Glow Brite floss, fluorescent red, #3
Other resins and markers for the head:
- Head – coat one – Solarez Thin Hard
- Black eye – Fly Tie Color 5 gram bottle (Hareline #CREZ11)
- Final coat – Bone Dry Ultra Thin
Acrylic marker – Liquitex Professional Fine Paint Marker, 8mm, Cadmium Yellow Medium Hue #4620830 – BE SURE TO SELECT THE FINE POINT STYLE (The marker on Amazon lists it as 8mm, however the marker is a 2-4 mm nib)
Here is a link to my RiverKeeper Flies YouTube channel where I demonstrate how to tie the fly.
Hi John,
I’ve really enjoyed your website and all the great fly patterns and videos. I’m wondering if this very cool, old school looking pattern is good to fish the Metolius in the late spring/early summer. Is that when Kokanee fry are heading downstream to resevoir Billy Chinook?