It started on a fishing trip...

Dripfish Coffee was never really supposed to become a coffee company.

It started as a small side project under Walton Rods, our fishing rod company. We already spent a lot of our lives outside, and coffee seemed to come along for most of it. Early mornings headed to the river. Long drives to somewhere new. Cold mornings at camp. A cup before heading into the woods.

Then, on a fishing trip in Key West, Brad’s wife came up with the name Dripfish.

It was one of those names that just fit.

At first, Dripfish was simply a fun extension of Walton Rods. It was a way to combine two things we loved: fishing and good coffee. But pretty quickly, it started becoming something of its own.

We’re hunters. Hikers. Campers. We like getting off the pavement, finding places without cell service, sitting around a fire longer than we planned, and waking up somewhere that makes you want to stay outside all day. In other words, we are more than just fishermen.

And almost all of those days start the same way...with coffee.

As more people discovered Dripfish, we realized they connected with that idea too. The little coffee project attached to a fishing company began growing well beyond the fishing community. What started on the water started showing up at campsites, hunting cabins, trailheads, kitchen tables, offices, and morning commutes all over the country.

Today, Dripfish ships freshly roasted coffee to customers nationwide. We’ve grown a lot since that fishing trip in Key West, but we don't want to lose the thing that made Dripfish worth creating in the first place.

It isn't about pretending every day is some epic adventure.

Sometimes adventure is a week in the mountains. Sometimes it's a morning on the river. Sometimes it's a weekend at deer camp, a hike with the kids, or drinking coffee on the porch before everybody else wakes up.

Wherever you'd rather be, bring good coffee.