Opening Day of Trout Season Date: April 8, 2023 — 6:45am to 6:50pm Opening Day is a special event and tradition for tens of thousands of Rhode Islanders who head out on the second Saturday of April to a favorite fishing spot to reel in their first trout of the season. Get your freshwater fishing license: https://rio.ri.gov/ Trout stocked waters: https://www.eregulations.com/rhodeisland/fishing/freshwater/trout-waters Latest updates: www.dem.ri.gov/fishing