A removable canoe transporting rack carries two canoes on the bed of a pickup truck with an upper canoe positioned over a lower canoe. A first rack having a first horizontal member mounts in the front stake wells of the pickup truck. A second rack having a second horizontal member mounts in the rear stake wells. A third rack having an upper horizontal member and a lower horizontal member includes an engagement bar insertable into a hitch mount of the pickup truck. The lower canoe is supported by the bed of the pickup truck and the lower horizontal member of the third rack. The upper canoe is supported by the first horizontal member, the second horizontal member and the upper horizontal member of the third rack.