The Nick Dudiak Lagoon fishing hole on the Homer Spit in Homer, Alaska on Sunday, May 22, 2022. (Photo by Matt Tunseth) HOMER — Mayor Tom Schroeder’s hands are covered in blood.

The town at the tip of the Kenai Peninsula took in some 4.4 million pounds -- about 22 percent more than Kodiak, which had been the top halibut port in Alaska the previous two years.