lol what a question... In my experience, its best just to be open about it. I've told a few people quite confidently that I have a tickling fetish, and they've always been cool with it, usually just finding it cute or rather amusing. It's not like telling someone you enjoy torture or have an animal fetish or something lol; people tend to see it as a quirky character kink, not as something wierd or scary. And if you're open about it to others, they're far more likely to tell you if theyve had fantasies involving tickling. A lot more women have than readily admit it, it seems to me, as with many fantasies that women have.
But if you really are the 'in the closet' type, There are signs to look for in girls which indicate they might be willing to give it a go. Girls who laugh and giggle a lot, who are open minded and have a good sense of humour about sex and fetishes/experimentation in general, who like to tickle others in fun quite a lot, yaddy yaddy yada... But really dude, just tell them. What's the worst that could happen? I mean really. If they're not into it, that's that, if they are, bingo.