The Kentucky Fish and Wildlife has charged nine people with 180 charges related to their alleged involvement in an illegal catfish operation. Kentucky Fish and Wildlife said an investigation earlier this year found thousands of pounds of catfish were harvested from Barren River Lake on 71 separate occasions. The lake is closed to commercial fishing. The illegally harvested fish were then sold to a Glasgow pay lake, according to the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife investigation. Officials said the owner of the pay lake knowingly purchased the fish. The individuals selling the fish were not licensed commercial fishermen, and the pay lake did not document any of their transactions as required by law, KYFW said. more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 13:46