Fishing reel

A fishing reel comprising:

• a spool that is rotatably supported between left and right side plates of a reel body;
• and
• a level wind device including a fishing line guide body through which a fishing line unreeled from the spool is threaded and which reciprocates between the left and right side plates in front of the spool in conjunction with the rotation of a handle,
• wherein the fishing line guide body includes a fishing line threading section that forms an elongated opening of which a height in a vertical direction is larger than a width in a left and right direction,
• a fishing line guide section, which is formed so as to be narrower than the fishing line threading section and guides the fishing line to the spool by coming into contact with the fishing line, is provided at a portion, which is close to the spool, of an upper wall of the fishing line threading section,
• the fishing line guide body is adapted to be rotatable in a front and rear direction,
• the fishing line guide body is rotated forward and the fishing line threading section stands up in the vertical direction during the unwinding of the fishing line, and
• the fishing line guide body is rotated rearward and the fishing line threading section falls down during the winding of the fishing line, so that the fishing line guide section comes into contact with the fishing line threaded through the fishing line threading section.