nice pics eddie. i try to tell that to myself everyday...."i love my job"....keeps me goin you know.
do you know what kind of minnows they are? just curious. they look fat and happy.
do you bait the trap, or do they just go in it?
try a pan test or bucket test to see if rate of pond loss is similar to container. if its a lot more you may either have some seepage somewhere or be still getting the "soil wetting effect".