Grouper
- Bait
- Stingy Fishing Bait
- Depth
- 1.5–3
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Caught with Stingy Fishing Bait in Plains.
How to catch it
Stingy Fishing BaitStamina drain falls as the Fishing skill levels, so these are the figures at skill 0 — the worst case.
What else this bait pulls up
A cast with Stingy Fishing Bait returns something other than a fish about 20% of the time. When it does, it is one of these.
| Item | Amount | Chance |
|---|---|---|
 Black Metal Scrap | 1–2 | 10% |
 Barley | 1–2 | 10% |
Grouper takes Stingy Fishing Bait and lives in Plains, between 1.5 and 3 metres down. It pulls at 10 and drains 12 stamina a second while you reel, so a long fight is a real stamina cost rather than a formality. The same bait also brings up Black Metal Scrap, Barley.
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Grouper FAQ
What bait catches Grouper?
Stingy Fishing Bait. No other bait works — Valheim decides the catch from the hook, not the location, so fishing the right water with the wrong bait returns nothing.
Where do you find Grouper?
In Plains water, between 1.5 and 3 metres deep. Shallower than that and it will not be there; the float has to sit over water that deep.
Where do you catch Grouper?
In the Plains, between 1.5 and 3 of water. Depth is the real gate — casting into the shallows of the right biome catches nothing if the fish only lives deep.
How much stamina does reeling in Grouper cost?
12 per pull, against a pull strength of 10. Run out of stamina mid-fight and the line goes slack and the fish escapes, so eat before a long session rather than during one.
Does Grouper drop anything besides the fish?
Yes: Black Metal Scrap, Barley. That comes off the same catch rather than from a separate roll, so it is free.