A fishing reel according to one embodiment of the present disclosure is a fishing reel provided with a braked unit attached to a spool on which a fishing line may be wound, a braking unit that applies a braking force to the braked unit, a braking force adjustment unit that adjusts the braking force of the braking unit, a motor that drives the braking force adjustment unit, and a control unit that controls the motor, in which the control unit controls the motor to repeat forward and backward drive at a frequency in an audible range to allow the motor to generate a notification sound.