Don't get down on yourself, the bow is a difficult river to fish. My first 5-6 times on the river i was skunked so what you are going through is normal. The places you named are good spots so its not where you are fishing.
The last couple days the river has become pretty dirty which will make fishing tougher, also a lot of the rainbows are spawning so their numbers in the main river will be down.
As for reading water, its probably the most important thing about fishing rivers. Pick up a book on reading water, it will be worth it!
Based on the water temps you'll probably find fish in the slower water, if you can find a nice piece of water, where the surface is broken and has good depth give it a try. Remember most fish will be no more than 30 feet from the shore line so there's no need to wade in deep or cast far.
The most important thing is to keep moving, fish a spot for 10-15 minutes if you aren't getting hits move on to the next spot.
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