nehunter, My spotfin shiners do this exact thing. I have a big overhead parking lot style LED light set on a 25 foot pole for night time ice skating and pond shoveling activities. When I hit the switch in the summer the shiners all near the top and the ones all in the 'boil' of my aerator all go crazy and launch themselves out of the water. They will often do the porpoise thing to try to get out of the light.
My spotfins top out at about 5" long. If you have golden shiners (I have a few adults left at around 6-8" long) I imagine they might do the same but I can't confirm that. I'm not aware that any of the other fish in your signature line (catfish, bass, crappie, walleye, RES or BG) would do that. Maybe HSB might do that if they are surface creatures but I imagine your HSB are probably bigger than 6-8".
What shiner types do you have?
