Damone,
I would suggest colony traps for catching the muskrats. They are easy to build and you will be able to catch more than one rat at a time. Place them in the mouth of the dens in the bank or in the runs that you see on the bottom of the pond in the shallows. Keep the traps completely submerged and you will have dead rats when you return. Do a search on the web for "muskrat colony traps" and you should find lots of information. Good luck and take care!!
seantOH
