This is a fish of ancient lineage — the " troute " that Dame Berners, Izaak Walton and other British writers laud so highly. This fish is found in the British Isles and throughout continental Europe and was transplanted to American waters in 1882-3. The eggs were presented to Fred Mather by Baron Von Behr, a German fish culturist, and for that reason fario was once known as Von Behr or German brown trout in this country. This fish has now been extensively transplanted in American waters east of the Rockies.
Description
I consider fario a handsome fish, especially when taken from deep, shaded places. His velvety, dark skin then offers a pleasing contrast to his rich, red spots. In form the brown trout is slimmer than fon-tinalis and his tail is squarer. In color his back is dark, spotted with black; the dorsal fin has both black and red spots, the adipose fin being decorated with three bright red spots, while the lower fins are orange, The sides are yellow and the belly dull white.
