Yes. Walleye. Smallmouth are caught for the fight and thrown back.
Right below the dam, the high bank is filled with chemical operations plants and the other side is run-off settling ponds.
The river has been cleaned up to world class levels. There is no chemical exposure concern.
I'm just giving you the classic "Downstater's Hard Time", I suspect you have cleaner waters down there than we have in some of our lakes up here.