Guide coverage: patches through 1.0.12
How to Fish Island 2: Forest
Leeches are on land, not in the water, and you need 3 — not 5. Return them for Leech Bait, defeat the Giant Piranha, and give its skeleton to the woman for the flash drive with the next island’s coordinates.
Main walkthrough
- Talk to the woman near the island shop. She explains that the Giant Piranha likes leeches and asks you to collect exactly 3 of them so she can make the required bait.
Talk to the woman to learn about the Giant Piranha and the leech-bait request - Search the vegetated ground near the middle of the island. The leeches are very small land pickups and do not appear in the water. Move slowly until their white item names become visible, return all three to the woman, and take the leech bait she offers.
Move close to a small ground leech until its white item name appears 
After returning all three leeches, take the leech bait from the woman - Before casting, buy a shotgun, ammunition, food, and the bullet-damage upgrade if you can afford it. The laser sight is optional. If you need fish to sell or eat, buy the $25 dynamite and use it at the shallow pond to kill several fish at once.
Dynamite costs $25 at the forest shop 
Use dynamite at this shallow pond to kill several nearby fish at once 
The ammunition case sells upgrades that increase firearm damage 
The optional laser sight shows where the weapon is pointing when firing from the hip - Install the leech bait on a fishing rod and cast from the shore to hook the Giant Piranha. Fight from dry ground, use trees as cover, and fire the shotgun from close range when it is safe. After the boss loses about half its health, keep circling while you eliminate the small piranhas it summons. You can eat them to recover during the fight.
Install the leech bait and cast from the shore to summon the Giant Piranha 
The Giant Piranha fight begins after it takes the bait 
A shotgun deals its best damage when fired from close range 
After losing about half its health, the boss summons several small piranhas - Defeat every remaining small piranha before collecting the drops. Pick up the Giant Piranha skeleton rather than a meat chunk, give it to the woman, and take the flash drive containing the coordinates to the desert island.
Eliminate every remaining small piranha after defeating the boss 
Pick up the Giant Piranha skeleton rather than a meat chunk 
Carry the skeleton back to the woman who gave you the leech bait 
Take the flash drive containing the coordinates to island 3
How to continue：After the woman accepts the skeleton, take the flash drive from her. Its coordinates unlock the route to the desert island on the boat radar.
Creatures available on this island
Base price is the value before individual weight, grilling, roulette, and Killscore multipliers. A dash under “Usable bait” means no bait is required. Health is the solo base value on Normal difficulty.
| Creature | Base price | Usable bait | Health (HP) | Brief description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piranha | 4 | Beginner Lure | 5 | An aggressive creature that can directly attack players. |
| Gar | 5 | — | 40 | An aggressive creature that can directly attack players. |
| Mackerel | 6 | — | 40 | A regular catch without a special combat or quest role. |
| Cod | 10 | Beginner Lure | 50 | A regular catch without a special combat or quest role. |
| Goby | 12 | Beginner Lure | 40 | A regular catch without a special combat or quest role. |
| Pike | 12 | Beginner Lure | 80 | A regular catch without a special combat or quest role. |
| Salmon | 14 | Beginner Lure | 75 | A regular catch without a special combat or quest role. |
| Perch | 18 | Beginner Lure | 75 | A regular catch without a special combat or quest role. |
| Triggerfish | 18 | Beginner Lure | 100 | A regular catch without a special combat or quest role. |
| Goldfish | 24 | Beginner Lure | 50 | A regular catch without a special combat or quest role. |
| Sunfish | 50 | Beginner Lure, Beginner Boss Lure | 1500 | A regular catch without a special combat or quest role. |
| The Old Pike Boss | 80 | Beginner Boss Lure | 1000 | A boss creature that requires weapons and supplies to defeat safely. |
| Giant Piranha Boss | 11000 | Leech Bait | 2500 | A boss creature that requires weapons and supplies to defeat safely. |
Items available in the shop
The shop keeps selling important equipment from earlier islands. Disable the filter below if you need to replace an older tool or weapon.
| Item | Type | Use | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
 Crab Fishing Rod | Tool | The first-island rod. Attach crustacean bait to catch crabs, lobster, and the Spider Crab boss. | $3 |
| Hot Dog | Bait | Basic crustacean bait for Rock Crab and Lobster. | $1 |
 Boat Radar | Tool | Place it on the boat to see the direction and coordinates of unlocked islands at sea. | $10 |
 Radio | Tool | A portable music player with selectable stations; it has no known progression or combat benefit. | $10 |
 Beer | Tool | Give it to the lighthouse keeper to receive the Empty Beer Can used as Spider Crab boss bait. | $12 |
 Brass Knuckles | Weapon | An inexpensive close-range weapon that needs no ammunition. | $24 |
 Knife | Weapon | A close-range weapon; useful for stabbing the stunned Spider Crab in the back. | $45 |
 Fishing Rod | Tool | The standard rod used with regular and boss lures from the Forest onward. | $3 |
| Beginner Lure | Bait | Inexpensive, and it catches the Forest island’s common fish pool. The fish it catches are mostly low-value, so it is best used to stock up food that restores health. | $3 |
| Beginner Boss Lure | Bait | Special lure for Sunfish and the optional Old Pike boss; it is not the Giant Piranha story bait. | $40 |
 Dynamite | Weapon | Creates a large explosion for killing or collecting several nearby fish at once. | $25 |
 Pistol | Weapon | A cheap early ranged weapon with accurate single shots. | $50 |
 Shotgun | Weapon | Fires multiple pellets and deals heavy damage at close range; strong against early bosses. | $150 |
Quick answers
What do I have to do on Forest Island?
Leeches are on land, not in the water, and you need 3 — not 5. Return them for Leech Bait, defeat the Giant Piranha, and give its skeleton to the woman for the flash drive with the next island’s coordinates.
How many creatures are on Forest Island?
13 creatures can be caught here; this page lists the bait and base price for each one.
Which boss is on Forest Island?
Giant Piranha — the boss guide covers the bait that summons it and the attack window.