Potential Record-Size Fish Transferred as John Martin Stilling Basin is Cleaned Out for First Time in 70 Years.
JOHN MARTIN RESERVOIR, Colo. – John Martin park rangers (l-r) Tucker Feyder, Valerie Thompson and Christopher Gauger stand in front of the electrofishing boat at the bottom of the dam, Nov. 1, 2018. Part of the $6 million stilling basin dewatering project involves the removal of the fish from the stilling basin.