Fresno is 23% full, inflow 88 cfs & outflow 63 cfs. The ramp at the dam is still usable. For best fishing stay on the dam end of the reservoir.
Nelson is 80% full, inflow 38 cfs & no outflow. For walleye & northerns, fish the weed edges. For perch & crappie, fish the basin breaks. For smallmouth bass, fish the rock piles & rocky points.
Good luck.
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