CARTER COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — On Saturday, the Stoney Creek Volunteer Fire Department will host its fourth annual fishing tournament on Watauga Lake.

Saturday, Sept. 6, will mark the fourth year the fire department has hosted the fundraising tournament.

Early registration for the tournament begins on Thursday, Sept. 4, from 6-7 p.m. at the fire department, located at 150 South St. in Elizabethton.

Competing anglers can also register for the tournament on the day of at the Rat Branch boat ramp. Two-man teams will compete with cash prizes for the winners.

The cost to register is $75.

First place will receive $2,000, second place will receive $1,000, and third place will earn $500. Competitors are limited to five fish with no dead fish allowed.

Additionally, $250 prizes will be awarded to the largest largemouth and smallmouth bass.

All proceeds from the tournament benefit the Stoney Creek Volunteer Fire Department. The fire department plans to use the funds to help pay off its building.

“Our other building was sinking a little bit, and so we couldn’t stay in it too long,” Stoney Creek Fire Chief Ken Arnold said. “And because the trucks were so heavy, it was causing some issues. And, we were fortunate to be able to build this building.”

The fire department’s new building is four years old, and the department still owes about $150,000 on it.

“This tournament it goes to support our building fund,” Arnold said. “We try to make a bigger event out of it every year. We’ll be coming out of Rat Branch, and hopefully we’ll have a good turnout.”