Hey all hope the trapping season is going good for everyone.
I have a buddy that has a Nutra Rat problem in one of his ponds. He has asked me to come take care of it for him and I obliged.

The reason for my post is for some advice, I have only ever trapped Rat one time when I was a teen but I didnt know what I was doing really

Thanks you.

Set every hole you find no matter how active it looks. Set the active looking ones first obviously if you dont have enough gear to set em all and anything that looks like a crawlout. At least thats what I do with muskrat jobs.

Do you use any bait or lure or no?

i wouldnt bother...if they are causing problems to where someone wants them gone, you dont have to make them come to you unless theres not just no way to set a trap there, Anything that a muskrat or coon would like, a nutria would like as well.

I appreciate SNIPERBBB for the advice! I trapped some for a golf course when I was a teen but I had no clue what I was doing really, just kinda winged it lLol

Just blind sets are all you need. Snares work great. I have a couple videos on my YouTube.
https://youtu.be/d8cLlgNHqtU?si=pLCv9uHoJkCZ5Vm8

Captured a good number at them by moving the toilet into the cage trap....

I appreciate that! Im going to check um out, are drowning sets advisable?