Hi Dieselscout80. Welcome to the forum.
What are your goals for the pond? Growing large Bream, large Shell Crackers, large Bass, or more of a balanced fishery?
When you say Bream, does that mean you stocked pure (straight) Bluegill, Coppernose Bluegill, or a Hybrid Bluegill?
If your stocked fish were straight gills, your 10-1 ratio would be based on 500 fish. The Redear (RES/shellcrackers) only spawn once a year and won't count much as forage producers.
Did you put in Fathead Minnows (FH) or Golden Shiners when you first stocked? Do you feed Pelleted fish food?
The 10-1 Largemouth Bass (LMB) stocking rate sounds pretty close for a balanced fishing pond. You don't have to stock them all at once, but if you don't, you would need to stock much larger LMB the second time or the stockers would become expensive fish food.
The Channel Cats (CC) would be fine. but grow fast, get big and become very hook shy if caught and released. 10 CC at 10 pounds ecah means there is 100 pounds of fish that could have been in another species like the BG or LMB.
Lots of questions, but the answers will get you the best help.
