Wayne York of Norway jigs as he watches for flags Thursday morning on Pennesseewassee Lake in Norway. “I’m not serious about this and at my age I said I’d never go ice fishing unless it was in my fish shack, but it’s buried in a warehouse and it’s just too nice of a day to not be out here,” he said as he sipped on a Diet Moxie. Although there was over a foot of ice on the lake, many bodies of water are unsafe because of melting, so it is wise to know the waters before venturing out. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Wayne York of Norway jigs as he watches for flags Thursday morning on Pennesseewassee Lake in Norway. “I’m not serious about this and at my age I said I’d never go ice fishing unless it was in my fish shack, but it’s buried in a warehouse and it’s just too nice of a day to not be out here,” he said as he sipped on a Diet Moxie. Although there was over a foot of ice on the lake, many bodies of water are unsafe because of melting, so it is wise to know the waters before venturing out. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Jim Leighton of Norway pulls his ice fishing gear Thursday morning across a flooded Pennesseewassee Lake in Norway. “I had one flag, but it was gone by the time I got to it,” he said as he sloshed through the standing water. Although there was over a foot of ice on the lake, many bodies of water are unsafe because of melting, so it is wise to know the waters before venturing out. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal