Catching river trout on spin gear

Strap in for this roller coaster ride and please take care out there!
What started out as an epic session on the Tumut river nearly ended in disaster after water release's from Blowering Dam were instantly raised from 650 to 4500 Megalitres, the water was rising so quickly it was a race against time to find a safe place to cross to the other side before the river was too high and too fast to get back across without getting washed away.
The trout fishing before the rise was the best I had seen it with multiple hits and hook ups from some great fish while casting light weight soft plastics. This was an epic session which I will never forget for more reasons then one.