You can find information about carp fishing in France at specialized websites, such as Angling Lines or you could try the local tourist information office.
Information about Carp Bivvies can be found easily by looking at fishing information websites and looking for information about equipment needed. Otherwise, one can look at websites that sell fishing equipment such as Angling Direct.
Carp fishing tackle if part of the equipment you use to catch the carp fish type. The tackle includes gear, fishing rod, fishing line, carp bait, and so forth. You should use you tackle in the nearest lake to catch yourself some big carp.
One can find locations of fishing supply stores in Amsterdam online. Stores in Amsterdam that sells fishing supplies include Fishing Tackle Company Netherlands, Carp Fishing Tackle & Bait Import, and Fishing Tackel Import B.V.
Yes you can. But in practice this rod is meant for smaller fish. When fishing you should ideally match your gear to your target species. this will prevent damage to the equipment and damage tot he fish (for example the rod may snap leaving the fish dragging around a broken rod until it dies). In general a rod capable of handling larger fish should be used when carp fishing.
One can find information on boat fishing from fishing television shows, fishing magazines and fishing videos. One may also be able to find this information on fishing websites.
If one is wanting to find information about fishing for sport there is a wealth of information available on Wikipedia under 'recreational fishing'. This type of fishing is done for pleasure or competition rather than commercial fishing which is for profit. One can also find information on fishing for sport on the Sport Fishing Magazine website.
Most fishing stores will sell things to catch fish that are in their area. So if you go closer to the shore you will see a focus on saltwater fishing, while if you go closer to lakes you will see freshwater tackle as a primary. As to where to go for carp, I would try Wal-Mart, your local bait store, or Cabela's.
Carp fishing videos as well as a whole host of other videos can be found on popular video-sharing website, YouTube - which now stores most user-uploaded videos of any domain on the web. This would be a good bet as many people record their fishing experiences to 'prove' their catches to people and so you may find both professional and amateur carp fishing videos here. Sites like Angling Lines and Carp Tube also have videos that fit the criteria, with numerous videos offering tips and advice on how, where and when to fish for them.
Illinois has many lakes that you can bowfish in and has a few that you can spearfish in. Get a fishing digest and read the site specific information on each lake to find out which ones allow it. As for flooded ditches I think that you can, but you may want to call a game warden to find out for sure.
You can find information about fishing in Canada online at the Wikipedia. Once on the page, type 'Fishing in Canada' into the search field at the top of the page and press enter to bring up the information.
One can find more information about fishing lures on websites like Wikipedia, Learn how to Fish, Adenture Fishing, My Oan, Encyclopedia or Smart Baits.
Contact your local recreational fishing boat dealer to find more information about Bass fishing boats. Fisherman specialist stores may be also of help.