PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fish-gathering light device capable of lighting for a long period of time safely and continuously, and also a fishing tool and method which enables the capturing of fishes in a good efficiency based on the light-gathering property of the fishes at night by using the fish-gathering light device.SOLUTION: This fish-gathering light device 8 is equipped with fish-gathering lights 11 and an electric power source part 9 for supplying the electric power to the fish-gathering lights 11. The electric power source part 9 is provided with, in a case 12 freely opening and closing air-tightly and water-tightly, a battery 14 for supplying the electric power to the fish-gathering lights 11, and an air pump 17 for discharging harmful gas leaked from the battery 14 to the outside of the case 12.COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT【課題】長時間に亘り安全に連続的に点灯させることのできる集魚灯装置を提供し、当該集魚灯装置を用いて夜間における魚の集光性に基づいて魚を効率良く捕獲することのできる漁具並びに漁法を提供することを目的とする。【解決手段】集魚灯11と集魚灯11に電力を供給する電源部9とを備えた集魚灯装置8であって、前記電源部9は気密・水密に開閉自在なケース12内に、前記集魚灯11に電力を供給するバッテリ14と、当該バッテリ14より漏洩する有害ガスを前記ケース12外に排出させるエアポンプ17とを有することを特徴とする。【選択図】図3