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Forest (Island 2)

Island 2 Forest: Second Island Quest Step by Step

The Forest quest is fetch then fight: three leeches buy the Leech Bait, the bait hooks the Giant Piranha, and its skeleton buys the coordinates of Island 3.

Forest (Island 2)
Route checked for How to Fish 1.1.3
Quest giverSwamp Daughter (the woman in the forest)
BossGiant Piranha (story); Sunfish and The Old Pike (optional, Beginner Boss Lure)
Items needed3 Leeches (they wash up on this island)
How it unlocksReachable by boat once the lighthouse keeper gives you the boat keys; the Radar shows it.

Island 2 quest: three leeches for the Leech Bait

The woman in the straw hat by the lake, the Swamp Daughter, wants three leeches.

  1. Talk to her near the shop; her counter starts at 0/3.
  2. Find three leeches on the grass in the middle of the island and throw each one to her with Q.
  3. Take the Leech Bait she gives you after the third leech.
  4. Buy the long Fishing Rod and a Shotgun, and earn the money with Beginner Lure catches.
  5. Fit the Leech Bait, hook the Giant Piranha and kill it, clearing the small piranhas it summons.
  6. Hand her the Giant Piranha Skeleton and take the flash drive with the coordinates of Island 3.

What to buy on the second island

The gift shop adds the first real guns: Pistol ($50), Shotgun ($150) and Dynamite ($25). It also sells the Fishing Rod ($3), the Beginner Lure ($3) and the Beginner Boss Lure ($40), plus sharpening to level 6, bullet upgrades to 3, an extra inventory slot, the Laser Sight and the first boat motor ($230).

Buy the Fishing Rod, then the Shotgun for the boss; a Pistol or a few Dynamite sticks for the small piranhas; the motor and the extra slot pay off on later islands.

Second island boss: the Giant Piranha

The Giant Piranha is fought from dry ground among the trees; the hard part is the swarm of small piranhas after half health. The Old Pike and the Sunfish, both on the $40 Beginner Boss Lure, are optional practice fights here.

Second island: no leeches?

Look on dry land: the leeches sit in the grass at the island's centre, away from both the lake and the swamp. They are small and pale, so walk slowly and watch for the "Leech" label with its E prompt.

You need three, not five; her counter shows the number.

How to use the bait on island two

The Leech Bait only goes on the long Fishing Rod ($3), not the Crab-Fishing Rod. Buy that rod, then press B with the bait in your inventory to switch the bait slot, cast from the shore and keep reeling.

Creatures on the Forest island

Beginner Lure catches (Piranha, Cod, Carp, Goby, Pike, Perch, Triggerfish, Goldfish) and French Fry catches (Gar, Mackerel, Pike) fill the Fishipedia here, alongside the Sunfish, The Old Pike and the Giant Piranha.

BaitPrice
PiranhaPiranhaBeginner Lure 15.4%$4
GarGarFrench Fry 40%$5
MackerelMackerelFrench Fry 40%$6
CodCodBeginner Lure 15.4% ; empty hook 100%$10
CarpCarpBeginner Lure 12.3%$12
GobyGobyBeginner Lure 7.7%$12
PikePikeBeginner Lure 15.4% ; French Fry 20%$12
PerchPerchBeginner Lure 7.7%$18
TriggerfishTriggerfishBeginner Lure 7.7%$18
GoldfishGoldfishBeginner Lure 6.2%$24
SunfishSunfish BossBeginner Boss Lure 50% ; Beginner Lure 1.5%$50
The Old PikeThe Old Pike BossBeginner Boss Lure 50%$80
Giant PiranhaGiant Piranha BossLeech Bait 100% ( from the Swamp Daughter )Not sold whole: the 1.1.3 Fishipedia shows no price (-) for this boss; the fight drops a quest item and meat chunks instead (game data lists a nominal $11000 that players never receive).

What to do after the second island

After the skeleton hand-in, hold the Radar on the boat: the new dot to the north is the Desert island, Island 3.

If you are short on money, a stack of Beginner Lures and the Goldfish ($24) are the best Forest income before you leave.