Trout season for me well be in late April maybe , last year I ice fished till about April 15 , and will do the same this year , and it looks to be the same This year , and I'm good with that , besides I like fishing later season any way , born and raised on the salmon river , April 1 , doesn't count do to it being open year around , but it use to be a hoot as a kid before salmon , use to catch some nice Browns in the river with my dad , , man am I dating my self , and trapper is an old river rat to