Beavers are in love right now. Castor mounds catch jealous males and will catch cheating females.

Another quick effective set...at the edge of the dam..

Stink stick ..10 inches behind the trap .

In and out in no time

If you're going to use lure at your set forget about castor and use sac oil. I found that a non-aggressive lure works better in these small ponds.

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The tray system Swamy is talking about is worth a shot. I’m definitely building some for my beaver “tool box”.
I’ve only watched about 10 minutes of Dave Lafforthuns DVD before I had to take off last night, but that video is already worth the $$.
Like Dave mentioned in the beginning, caster is a mood set. If it ain’t in the mood, it ain’t going there.

I may shoot a video with my phone today when I go to check them. This will give you all a better perspective of what I am dealing with. I don't have any sac oil, but I may go ahead and get some. I'm on the clock, as our season ends at the end of the month. I've refrained from any body grips or any lure so far, just because I wanted to try at first without them.

Swamp Wolf, one of the traps was fired, the other had mud packed over the top. I remade them after the first check, when I went back yesterday they were just like I left them. What I'm referring to is actually more of a "mud wall" than an actual dam. It is serving the same purpose, keeping the water from escaping where it is normally meant to. Since the water is well out of the normal banks, its just flooded field, maybe 5-6 inches deep all the way around. Those traps at the dam were shallow, as they were #2 Bridgers (largest foothold I own) I don't do much beaver trapping and my experience has been in larger creeks/floodings where I used 280's and 330's.

If I don't have anything today, I'm going to change tactics and use some of the suggestions posted on here.

Sounds like a nightmare. Best of luck. May want to post up and choot em.

Beaver food lure and some sac oil ordered.

This Is what I do when trapping these small ponds. First, I go in and scout the area I don't set any traps but after the scout I know what I'm going to do. Then I'll let it rest for a few days then go in and make my sets.

I did the scout, but i set the traps 24 hours later... I've got 8 days to make this happen. I had one beaver about 10 years ago that I could never catch, I gave up on him..

I did the scout, but i set the traps 24 hours later... I've got 8 days to make this happen. I had one beaver about 10 years ago that I could never catch, I gave up on him..