I take that back.  I do bring extra weight but he is sitting in the front of the canoe, (and he smells bad) .  But, he can fish and pilot a canoe for fishing.  Don't let anyone tell you that fishing from a canoe is easy.  It isn't.  If you don't have good boat control you will waste burn a lot of time trying to stay in the zone or on top of structure.  Leave the lead at home (unless it can paddle.)