Crazy Jane Lake is a stillwater in the Slocan River watershed, SW corner of Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park, N of Nelson. ~4.7 ha surface area.
No live gauge
No gauge readings are available for this water.
Season
Driving directions
Region 4 Regulations — guide reviewed 2026-07-31
Confirm the current BC freshwater fishing regulations (Region 4, Kootenay), including any bait, motor or ice-fishing limits for this lake, before you fish.
The water
Crazy Jane Lake lies SW corner of Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park, N of Nelson; in the Slocan River watershed. It covers ~4.7 ha surface area. The lake survey puts it at max 8.5 m, which sets the depth you fish.
The fishing
Crazy Jane Lake fishes on classic stillwater lines: chironomids over the shoals, leech and attractor retrieves along the drop-offs, and depth or troll work to the shoal-and-drop-off structure. Match the season and confirm against a local report.
Conditions
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Depth: max 8.5 m (BC lake survey 1974-08-28).
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Water-health signal: good (health index 15), 2 species over 8 observations.
Access & the rules
Confirm the launch, parking and any motor/float or seasonal restrictions for Crazy Jane Lake locally before you commit a day; the map shows where the lake sits in its drainage.
Before you fish
Confirm the current BC freshwater fishing regulations (Region 4 – Kootenay) before you go. Official synopsis: gov.bc.ca fishing regulations.