I don't fish anymore, and haven't for years now. I still have my rod and reel and all the accessories stashed away somewhere. But my interest waned and I've never gotten it back.

Even so, I still strongly support the right of other outdoorspeople to pursue their respective sports. And that includes the student members of the Bates College Fishing Club, who have recently come under attack by a PETA activist.

Fishing is inhumane, according to this un-sportsman, and he wants to see Bates College un-fund the student fishing club.

Give me a break.

Is anything sacred? Does everything that's fun have to be ruined?

Fishing is an age old sporting pasttime, especially here in Maine, passed along from generation to generation. Fishing gets people out into the woods and onto the waters, and provides recreation and relaxation for many.

So a few fish end up in the frying pan, all nice and flour-coated, sizzling away in butter. So what?

Clearly some people just have too much time on their hands.

Go away. And leave the the Bates students to their fishing fun.