Where do you get leeches?
The quest's central trap is now corroborated: leeches crawl on the ground instead of coming from fishing.
For Dazed Games’ How to Fish, released on Steam on 20 August 2026 (app 4001890) — not real-world fishing.
Quick Answer
Look for leeches crawling on the ground in the quest area; do not fish for them in the water. MrPorkchop_14 spots one first-hand on the ground, and Gaming Plus TV independently describes leeches as ground pickups. Gaming Plus TV alone places them on the second island and around vegetation, structures, and paths, so those narrower location details remain attributed rather than universal.
Steps
- Search the ground in the quest area instead of casting into the water.
- Lower the camera to make small crawling pickups easier to see; that viewing advice comes from Gaming Plus TV's explainer.
- Check near vegetation, structures, and paths as Gaming Plus TV suggests, but treat those placements as a single aggregated report rather than fixed spawn points.
Requirements / Limits
- Gaming Plus TV states that leeches are ground pickups, and MrPorkchop_14 independently spots one crawling on the ground around 00:51:18.
- Gaming Plus TV's second-island placement is attributed because the explainer is aggregated rather than first-hand.
- The number required for the hand-in is unresolved: one runner reports three and Gaming Plus TV reports five; this site has reproduced neither count.
Common Mistakes
- Trying to catch leeches in the water.
- Presenting the second-island placement as independently confirmed.
- Treating launch-session spawn complaints as proof of a diagnosed spawn bug.
Sources Checked
- Independent playthroughFour-player How to Fish live playthrough — MrPorkchop_14
First-hand sighting of a leech crawling on the ground around 00:51:18.
Accessed 22 Aug 2026 - Community explainerHow to Fish “10 things” explainer — Gaming Plus TV
Aggregator explanation that leeches are ground pickups; narrower second-island, search-area, and launch-session caveats remain attributed.
Accessed 22 Aug 2026
Still Unverified
- Gaming Plus TV reports that some launch sessions do not spawn the full set, but sailing away is not a confirmed respawn method and the report has not been independently reproduced.