Inlet Depth: Packery Channel generally ranges from 10 to 22 feet deep in the main channel with the deepest area being a scour northwest of the bridge. The swash platforms range in depth from 0 to 8 feet on the north side and from 0 to 9 feet on the south side in the vicinity of the inlet's widest point.

What kind of fish are in the Packery Channel?

Certain species are seasonal, but redfish, sheepshead, and trout are there always, more or less. During warmer months, the more tropical species, such as gray (mangrove) snapper, Spanish mackerel, snook, tarpon, and kingfish might be within casting range of the rocks.

Where is the Packery Channel?

Packery Channel Monitoring Program

Summary: Packery Channel was once a closed natural tidal (ephemeral) inlet located in the southeast corner of Corpus Christi Bay at the North Padre Island/Mustang Island boundary.