The Field Journal
Rivers & Lakes · Stillwater

Crazy Jane Lake

A stillwater in the Slocan River watershed, SW corner of Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park, N of Nelson, ~4.7 ha surface area. Confirm the fishery, the launch and the Region 4 rules before you commit a day to it.

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.

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.

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Stillwater
Slocan River watershed
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4.7 ha
surface area
water
max 8.5 m
lake survey

Conditions

  • Depth: max 8.5 m (BC lake survey 1974-08-28).
  • 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.

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Before you fish

Confirm the current BC freshwater fishing regulations (Region 4 – Kootenay) before you go. Official synopsis: gov.bc.ca fishing regulations.