About

Jimbo's Lake Lanier Spotted Bass Guide Service was founded in 2010 by James "Jimbo" Mathley, a full-time professional angler and guide who fishes Lake Lanier exclusively. With over 16 years of on-the-water experience, Jimbo has become one of the most recognized names in Lake Lanier spotted bass fishing.

Jimbo's pioneered the first weekly video fishing reports on Lake Lanier—detailed, location-specific reports that give subscribers an inside look at exactly what is working each week, including patterns, lures, sizes, colors, presentations, and map-denoted locations. These reports have built one of the most loyal fishing communities on the lake.
Now Jimbo's has done it again—pioneering the first AI-powered fishing assistant trained exclusively by a Lake Lanier guide. Ask Jimbo delivers on-demand spotted bass fishing advice built entirely from Jimbo's 16 years of real on-the-water knowledge, giving every angler on Lanier access to guide-level expertise 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

As a teaching guide, Jimbo's approach goes beyond putting clients on fish. Every trip is a hands-on learning experience covering topwater, swimbaits, finesse techniques, drop shot, fish head spin, electronics use, and more—tailored to each angler's goals and experience level. Jimbo has worked with tournament anglers, beginners, father-son duos, corporate groups, and high school fishing teams.

Jimbo's services include full-day and half-day guided trips, summer morning trips, weekly video fishing reports with daily bonus updates, a video library, guide school, fishing seminars, and the Jimbo Fishing Expo.

Jimbo has been featured on the Outdoor Channel's Hook N' Look television show, iHeart Radio's Lines and Tines podcast with 94.9 The Bull, Fish North Georgia, and Kickin' Their Bass TV.

Sponsors include Seaguar, Shimano, Hammonds Fishing, Boating Atlanta, Fish Monkey Gloves, Georgia Blade, and John Megel Chevrolet.

For bookings and information, call 770-542-7764 or visit jimboonlanier.com.