I often do basically that. I love fly fishing the pond on my parents property but the weeds and algae blooms make cleaning the hook annoying chore every few cas

I often do basically that. I love fly fishing the pond on my parents property but the weeds and algae blooms make cleaning the hook annoying chore every few casts. So I just cut the hooks off. I have fished that pond so many years I just don't really have any need to reel in a fish there. I know exactly how big of bass and bluegill the pond supports and simply love perfecting the art and watching the fish slam the flies I learned to tie by catching the insects I have seen there growing up.