Manasquan Reservoir recommendations?

[rmc17]

Hey, all. I will be taking my 7 yr old boys to the Reservoir (first time) sometime in the next few days with their new spinning rods; the plan is to cast from the beach or the docks for now, hopefully they'll get some sunnies. Any recommendations for me to fish for from shore? I don't have much but some soft-plastics, a couple jigs and jig heads, a popper or two, and probably the Gulp worms the boys will be using. Also curious if you are only allowed to fish from certain spots on the shore or if the whole reservoir is fair game.
Thanks for the help!