Rich was wonderful. I had booked two other charters with different captains and neither would respond to me and both canceled at the last second. Rich communicated with me pretty much immediately. He was kind and I felt as if he truly understood how important this trip was for us. We didn’t have as much luck with big fish as we would have liked but he kept trying different spots and that’s all I could’ve asked for. My wife also had a blast and I wasn’t sure that she would so that was huge... More

Captain Rich was an absolutely amazing Chara captain. I caught the largest fish my life 130 pound tarpon. Bought it for 45 minutes almost until after dark. This guy really knows how to put you on the big fish! Captain riches boat is extremely nice his equipment is very well-maintained! Not only is Captain Rich friendly but also willing to teach you technique to improve your fishing skills. I highly recommend captain Hastings!

I highly recommend Rich and will be using him again when we come back to the keys. He’s very patient and taught us salt water noobs a ton about tarpon fishing down here. He has ton of knowledge and worked his butt off to get us on fish.

Rich did everything he could to get us to land a trophy. My fly fishing needs a lot of improvement before That happens, but it wasn’t on Rich. We did hook into a great snook for my fishing partner, which made it well worth the trip. Thanks Rich!!

Great day with Capt Rich! Will certainly be back. I’ve fished with many different guides across many different locations and Rich is one of the best. As a primarily freshwater angler myself, Rich is patient and communicates saltwater technique / strategy very well. He knows the area and we found fish in almost every spot he took us too. All around a good experience and would recommend to anyone.