A spinning reel (100, fig 1) for casting a fishing line forward includes a reel main body (110, fig 1) and a lid (3, fig 1). The reel main body has an accommodating portion (21, fig 2) including an accommodating space, an opening (22, fig 2) located in a side of the accommodating portion, and a cylindrical portion 23 disposed in front of the accommodating portion. The lid has a lid main body 31 for sealing the opening, and a projection 32 projecting forward from the lid main body. The projection overlaps with the cylindrical portion in a side view.