Justin Krumlauf

Like many of us, Justin has been fishing for as long as he can remember. Growing up, he spent many summers in the Adirondacks, swimming and fishing in the Ausable River and its tributaries. This is where the earliest seeds of fly fishing were planted in his young mind. With an engineering background, he teaches high school fabrication and Makerspace, as well as a special intersession course titled “Conservation, Art, and Design in Fly Fishing.” This three-week course offers students an in-depth look at fly fishing, focusing on fly tying and conservation. Students also study notable conservationists, fly tyers, river systems, and anglers who have played significant roles in the sport. In his home waters of southwest Connecticut, he fishes for wild trout on small streams but especially enjoys exploring local salt ponds, back-bays, and flats in his kayak for striped bass. Justin has shipped flies to various states across the country and finds more satisfaction in knowing that someone might create a lifetime memory using something he made than in fishing itself.