when the weather is calm and sunny in the spring, it usually results in a good hatch. This year was great for a good walleye hatch. Erie always seem to have a number of bad years followed by a good/great yr.. Hopefully this years hatch will result in great fishing in the future. Funny, I am more worried about the charters pounding em daily on the reefs as they try to spawn! I guess it depends on your perspective.