There is provided a fishing reel having a brake system for applying a braking force to a spool which is supported rotatably between side plates of a reel main body and an adjustment member which is supported rotatably on the side plate for adjusting the braking force of the brake system, wherein a control part of the adjustment member is made into a ring form, and a hold part on which a palm can be placed is formed integrally with the side plate inside the ring-formed control part.