PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fishing electric reel having an operation member with excellent operability in an output adjustment of a drive motor.SOLUTION: The fishing electric reel has: a spool 7 wound with a fishing line a drive motor which is installed in a reel body and rotationally drives the spool 7 and an operation member 40 which is supported between left/right side plates 5A and 5B so that it can rotate in a cross direction and adjusts the output of the drive motor. The operation member 40 has a plane-shaped operation unit 42 which is formed in the center area of the left/right side plates and a step part 43 which is formed in at least a side of the operation unit and attached with the fingers placed on the operation unit.COPYRIGHT: (C)2015,JPO&INPIT【課題】駆動モータの出力調整の操作性が良好な操作部材を有する魚釣用電動リールを提供する。【解決手段】本発明に係る魚釣用電動リールは、釣糸が巻回されるスプール7と、リール本体に設けられ、スプール7を回転駆動する駆動モータと、左右側板5A,5B間に前後方向に回転可能に支持され、駆動モータの出力を調整する操作部材40とを有する。操作部材40は、左右側板の中央領域に形成された平面状の操作部42と、操作部の少なくとも一方の側部に形成され、操作部に載置した指が当て付く段差部43と、を有する。【選択図】 図1